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O Lord, who formedst me to wear
the image of thy Godhead here;
who soughtest me with tender care
through all my wanderings wild and drear:
O Love, I give myself to thee,
thine ever, only thine to be.
O Love, who ere life's earliest morn
on me thy choice hast gently laid;
O Love, who here as man wast born,
and wholly like to us wast made:
O Love, I give myself to thee,
thine ever, only thine to be.
O Love, who once in time wast slain,
pierced through and through with bitter woe!
O Love, who wrestling thus didst gain
that we eternal joy might know:
O Love, I give myself to thee,
thine ever, only thine to be.
O Love, who lovest me for aye,
who for my soul dost ever plead;
O Love, who didst my ransom pay,
whose power sufficeth in my stead:
O Love, I give myself to thee,
thine ever, only thine to be.
O Love, whose voice shall bid me rise
from out this dying life of ours;
O Love, whose hand o'er yonder skies
shall set me in the fadeless bowers:
O Love, I give myself to thee,
thine ever, only thine to be.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
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Dates:
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1657,1858
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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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| 1950 | # 203 | | 1938 | # 471 | | 1917 | # 465 | | 1906 | # 460 |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 | | 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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