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Give me the faith which can remove
And sink the mountain to a plain;
Give me the childlike praying love,
Which longs to build Thy house again;
Thy love, let it my heart overpower,
And all my simple soul devour.
I want an even strong desire,
I want a calmly fervent zeal,
To save poor souls out of the fire,
To snatch them from the verge of hell,
And turn them to a pardoning God,
And quench the brands in Jesus’ blood.
I would the precious time redeem,
And longer live for this alone,
To spend and to be spent for them
Who have not yet my Savior known;
Fully on these my mission prove,
And only breathe, to breathe Thy love.
My talents, gifts, and graces, Lord,
Into Thy blessed hands receive;
And let me live to preach Thy Word,
And let me to Thy glory live;
My every sacred moment spend
In publishing the sinner’s Friend.
Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heart
With boundless charity divine,
So shall I all strength exert,
And love them with a zeal like Thine,
And lead them to Thy open side,
The sheep for whom the Shepherd died.
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LYRICS
Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1749
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Bible Refs:
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Mk 11:23;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1889 | # 433 | | 1977 | # 479 | | 1962 | # 347 | | 2000 | # 168 | | 1983 | # 767 | | 1964 | # 491 | | 1954 | # 390 | | | # 585 | | 1989 | # 650 |
MUSIC
Name:
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LANSDOWN
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 371 | D |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
echo ' | ';
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