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Almighty Father of all things that be,
Our life, our work, we consecrate to thee,
Whose heavens declare
thy glory from above,
Whose earth below is witness to thy love.
Thou dost the strength
to worker’s arms impart;
From thee the skilled musician’s subtle art;
The grace of poet’s pen or painter’s hand
Portrays the loveliness of sea and land.
For well we know this weary, fallen earth
Is yet thine own by right of its new birth,
Since that great cross upreared on Calvary
An Easter’s power redeemed it,
Lord, for thee.
Then grant us, Lord,
to spend ourselves in praise,
To serve our Saviour’s purpose all our days,
To speak and think,
and work and live and move,
Reflecting thine own nature, suffering love;
That so, redeemed by Christ
from sin and shame,
And purified by thine own Spirit’s flame,
Ourselves, our work,
and all our powers my be
A sacrifice acceptable to thee.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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10 10 10 10
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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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| 1977 | # 530 | | 1962 | # 626 | | 1904 | # 330 | | 1983 | # 375 |
MUSIC
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BIRMINGHAM
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10 10 10 10
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1834
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Key
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| # 626 | Eb | | # 686 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 |
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