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Come, Thou Savior of our race,
Choicest Gift of heav’nly grace!
O Thou blessèd virgin’s Son,
|: Be Thy race on earth begun. :|
Not of mortal blood or birth,
He descends from Heaven to earth;
By the Holy Ghost conceived,
|: God and man by us believed. :|
Wondrous birth! O wondrous Child
Of the virgin undefiled!
Though by all the world disowned,
|: Still to be in Heaven enthroned :|
From the Father forth He came,
And returneth to the same;
Captive leading death and hell—
|: High the song of triumph swell! :|
Equal to the Father now,
Though to dust Thou once didst bow,
Boundless shall Thy kingdom be;
|: When shall we its glories see? :|
Brightly doth Thy manger shine!
Glorious in its light divine:
Let not sin o’ercloud this light,
|: Ever be our faith thus bright. :|
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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7 7 7 7 extended
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Dates:
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c.397,1523,1850
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Bible Refs:
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Tit 1:4;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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HENDON
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Meter:
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7 7 7 7 7
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Dates:
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1827
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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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| # 379 | F | | # 161 | G | | # 357 | G | | # 37 | G | | # 126 | G | | # 359 | G | | # 666 | G |
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