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O Lord, my best desire fulfill
And help me to resign,
Life, health, and comfort to thy will,
And make thy pleasure mine.
Why should I shrink at thy command,
Whose love forbids my fears?
Or tremble at the gracious hand
That wipes away my tears?
No, let me rather freely yield
What most I prize to thee;
Who never hast a good withheld,
Or wilt withhold from me.
Thy favour, all my journey through,
Thou art engaged to grant;
What else I want, or think I do,
’Tis better still to want.
Wisdom and mercy guide my way,
Shall I resist them both?
A poor blind creature of a day,
And crushed before the moth!
But ah! my inward spirit cries,
Still bind me to thy sway;
Else the next cloud that veils my skies,
Drives all these thoughts away.
---Alternative verses---
Wisdom and mercy guide my way,
Shall I resist them both?
Short-sighted creature of a day,
And crushed before the moth!
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 22:42;
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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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| 1851 | # 418 | | 1853 | # 387 | | 1866 | # 927 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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YORK
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1650
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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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| # 510 | F | | # 61 | F | | # 237 | F | | # 243 | G | | # 347 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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