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Jesus, Thou soul of all our joys,
For Whom we now lift up our voice,
And all our strength exert;
Vouchsafe the grace we humbly claim,
Compose into a thankful frame,
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While in the heavenly work we join,
Thy glory be our whole design,
Thy glory, not our own:
Still let us keep our end in view,
And still the pleasing task pursue,
|: To please our God alone.
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The secret pride, the subtle sin,
O let it never more steal in,
To offend Thy glorious eyes,
To desecrate our hallowed strain,
And make our solemn service vain,
|: And mar our sacrifice!
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To magnify Thy awful Name,
To spread the honors of the Lamb,
Let us our voices raise;
Our souls’ and bodies’ powers unite,
Regardless of our own delight,
|: And dead to human praise.
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Still let us on our guard be found,
And watch against the power of sound
With sacred jealousy;
Lest haply sense should damp our zeal,
And music’s charms bewitch and steal
|: Our hearts away from Thee.
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That hurrying strife far oft remove,
That noisy burst of selfish love,
Which swells the formal song;
The joy from out our hearts arise,
And speak and sparkle in our eyes,
|: And vibrate on our tongue.
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Thee let us praise, our common Lord,
And sweetly join with one accord
Thy goodness to proclaim:
Jesus, Thyself in us reveal,
And all our faculties shall feel
|: Thy harmonizing Name.:|
With calmly reverential joy,
O let us all our lives employ
In setting forth Thy love;
And raise in death our triumph higher,
And sing with all the heavenly choir,
|: That endless song above!
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 6 8 8 6
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Dates:
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1749
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Bible Refs:
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1 Co 14:15;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1889 | # 204 | | 1983 | # 761 | | 1954 | # 670 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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GROSVENOR
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Meter:
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8 8 6 8 8 6
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Dates:
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 39 | Ab | | # 576 | Ab | | # 670 | Ab |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 6 8 8 6 | | 8 8 6 8 8 6 6 |
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