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O for a shout of joy,
loud as the theme we sing!
To this divine employ
your hearts and voices bring;
Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad,
|: The love, th’eternal love of God. :|
Unnumbered myriads stand,
of seraphs bright and fair,
Or bow at His right hand,
and pay their homage there;
But strive in vain, with loudest chord,
|: To sound the wondrous love of God. :|
Yet sinners saved by grace,
in songs of lower key,
In every age and place,
have sung the mystery;
Have told, in strains of sweet accord,
|: The love, the sovereign love of God. :|
Though earth and hell assail,
and doubts and fears arise,
The weakest shall prevail,
and grasp the heavenly prize,
And through an endless age record
|: The love, th’unchanging love of God. :|
O for a shout of joy,
loud as the theme we sing!
To this divine employ
your hearts and voices bring;
Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad,
|: The love, th’eternal love of God. :|
---Alternative verses---
O for a shout of joy,
high as the theme we sing!
To this divine employ
your hearts and voices bring;
Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad,
|: The love, th’eternal love of God. :|
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 6 6 8 8 extended
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1843
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 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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| 1866 | # 153 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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LENOX
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Meter:
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6 6 6 6 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1782
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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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| # 181 | A | | # 199 | Ab | | # 250 | Bb | | # 375 | G | | # 141 | Bb | | # 267 | Bb | | # 386 | Bb | | # 499 | Bb | | # 25 | Bb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 | | 6 6 6 6 8 8 | | 6 6 6 6 8 8 |
echo ' | ';
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Hymn Writer
