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Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess,
Thy goodness we adore:
A spring, whose blessings never fail,
A sea without a shore.
Sun, moon and stars Thy love attest,
In every cheerful ray:
Love draws the curtains of the night,
And love restores the day.
Thy bounty every season crowns,
With all the bliss it yields;
With joyful clusters bend the vines,
With harvests wave the fields.
But chiefly Thy compassion, Lord,
Are in the Gospel seen;
There, like the sun, Thy mercy shines,
Without a cloud between.
Thy Son, Thy noblest, choicest gift,
Was from Thy bosom sent
To bear from off a sinking world
Its load of punishment.
Ours is the life, the glory ours,
And His the death and shame;
Pardon, acceptance, peace, and joy,
Are published in His Name.
There pardon, peace, and holy joy,
Through Jesus' name are given;
He on the cross was lifted high,
That we might reign in heaven.
---Alternative verses---
Sun, moon, and stars thy love attest
In every golden ray;
Love draws the curtains of the night,
And love brings back the day.
Sun, moon and stars Thy love declare,
In every golden ray:
Love draws the curtains of the night,
And love brings back the day.
Sun, moon and stars Thy love attest,
In every golden ray:
Love draws the curtains of the night,
And love brings back the day.
Thy bounty every season crowns
With all the bliss it yields,
With joyful clusters loads the vines,
With strengthening grain the fields.
But chiefly thy compassion, Lord,
Is in the gospel seen;
There, like a sun, thy mercy shines,
Without a cloud between.
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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| 1815 | # 9 | | 1872 | # 29 | | 1853 | # 10 | | 1866 | # 148 |
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NEW YORK
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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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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| # 73 | Ab | | # 201 | Ab | | # 211 | Ab |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
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