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Come, O my soul, in sacred lays
Attempt thy great Creator’s praise:
But O, what tongue can speak His fame?
|:What verse can reach the lofty theme?:|
Enthroned amid the radiant spheres,
He glory like a garment wears;
To form a robe of light divine,
|:Ten thousand suns around Him shine.:|
Before his throne a glittering band
Of cherubs and of seraphs stand;
Ethereal spirits, who, in flight,
|:Outwing the active rays of light. :|
To God all nature owes its birth;
He formed this ponderous globe of earth;
He raised the glorious arch on high,
|:And measured out the azure sky.:|
In all our Maker’s grand designs,
Almighty power, with wisdom, shines;
His works, through all this wondrous frame,
|:Declare the glory of His Name.:|
Raised on devotion’s lofty wing,
Do thou, my soul, His glories sing;
And let His praise employ thy tongue
|:Till listening worlds shall join the song.:|
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Come, O my soul, in sacred lays
Attempt thy great Creator’s praise:
But O, what tongue can speak His fame?
|:What mortal verse can reach the theme?:|
In all our Maker’s grand designs,
Omnipotence with wisdom shines;
His works, through all this wondrous frame,
|:Declare the glory of His Name.:|
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.) extended
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Dates:
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1754
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 103:1;
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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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| 1815 | # 17 | | 1899 | # 12 | | 1872 | # 43 | | 1866 | # 129 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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PARK STREET
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 8
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1810
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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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| # 124 | No key | | # 201 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
echo ' | ';
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