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How shall I sing that Majesty
Which angels do admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
Sing, sing, ye heavenly choir.
Thousands of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high;
Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise; but who am I?
Thy brightness unto them appears,
Whilst I Thy footsteps trace;
A sound of God comes to my ears,
But they behold Thy face.
They sing because Thou art their Sun;
Lord, send a beam on me;
For where heaven is but once begun
There alleluias be.
Enlighten with faith’s light my heart,
Inflame it with love’s fire;
Then shall I sing and bear a part
With that celestial choir.
I shall, I fear, be dark and cold,
With all my fire and light;
Yet when Thou dost accept their gold,
Lord, treasure up my mite.
How great a being, Lord, is Thine,
Which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line
To sound so vast a deep.
Thou art a sea without a shore,
A sun without a sphere;
Thy time is now and evermore,
Thy place is everywhere.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Dates:
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1683
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Bible Refs:
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Rev 5:11;
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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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| 2000 | # 468 | | 1998 | # 335 | | 2000 | # 466 | | 1983 | # 472 | | 1983 | # 8 | | 1964 | # 17 | | 2000 | # 296 | | 1954 | # 78 | | 1925 | # 220 | | 1925 | # 264 | | 1931 | # 526 | | 1938 | # 402 | | 1906 | # 404 | | 1971 | # 20 | | 1986 | # 373 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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SOLL'S SEIN
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1658
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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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| # 66 | F | | # 78 | F | | # 8 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
echo ' | ';
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