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Lamb of God! Our souls adore Thee
While upon Thy face we gaze;
There the Father’s love and glory
Shine in all their brightest rays;
Thine almighty power and wisdom
All creation’s works proclaim;
Heaven and earth alike confess Thee
As the ever great “I AM.”
Lamb of God! Thy Father’s bosom
Ever was Thy dwelling place;
His delight, in Him rejoicing,
One with Him in power and grace;
Oh, that wondrous love and mercy—
Thou didst lay Thy glory by,
And for us didst come from heaven,
As the Lamb of God, to die!
Lamb of God! When we behold Thee
Lowly in the manger laid,
Wandering as a homeless stranger
In the world Thy hands had made;
When we see Thee in the garden,
In Thine agony of blood,
At Thy grace we are confounded,
Holy, spotless, Lamb of God!
When we see Thee, as the Victim,
Bound for us upon the tree,
For our guilt and folly stricken,
All our judgment born by Thee—
Lord, we own, with hearts adoring,
Thou hast loved us unto blood:
Glory, glory everlasting,
Be to Thee, Thou Lamb of God!
Lamb of God, Thou soon in glory
Will to this sad earth return;
All Thy foes shall quake before Thee,
All that now despise Thee mourn;
Then Thy saints all gathered to Thee,
With Thee in Thy kingdom reign;
Thine the praise and Thine the
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Son of God, Thy Father's bosom
Ever was Thy dwelling-place;
His delight, in Him rejoicing,
One with Him in power and grace:
Oh, what wondrous love and mercy!
Thou didst lay Thy glory by,
And for us didst come from heaven,
As the Lamb of God to die.
When we see Thee, as the Victim,
Nailed to the accursed tree,
For our guilt and folly stricken,
All our judgment borne by Thee,
Lord, we own with hearts adoring,
Thou hast washed us in Thy blood:
Glory, glory everlasting,
Be to Thee, Thou Lamb of God!
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LYRICS
Meter:
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7 6 7 6 D
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1841
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Bible Refs:
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Jn 1:29;
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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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| 1981 | # 122 | | 1881 | # 27 |
MUSIC
Name:
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DEERHURST
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Meter:
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8 7 8 7 D
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1859
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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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| # 1 | E | | # 370 | Eb | | # 197 | Eb | | # 830 | F | | # 436 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
Name
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meter
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| 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D | | 8 7 8 7 D |
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