Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek

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Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek:

Published in 21 hymnals

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	To You My Eyes Are Turned

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1 Lord, thee my God, I’ll early seek:
my soul doth thirst for thee;
My flesh longs in a dry parch’d land,
wherein no waters be:

2 That I thy power may behold,
and brightness of thy face,
As I have seen thee heretofore
within thy holy place.

3 Since better is thy love than life,
my lips thee praise shall give.
4 I in thy name will lift my hands,
and bless thee while I live.

5 Ev’n as with marrow and with fat
my soul shall filled be;
Then shall my mouth with joyful lips
sing praises unto thee:

6 When I do thee upon my bed
remember with delight,
And when on thee I meditate
in watches of the night.

7 In shadow of thy wings I’ll joy;
for thou mine help hast been.
8 My soul thee follows hard; and me
thy right hand doth sustain.

9 Who seek my soul to spill shall sink
down to earth’s lowest room.
10 They by the sword shall be cut off,
and foxes’ prey become.

11 Yet shall the king in God rejoice,
and each one glory shall
That swear by him: but stopp’d shall be
the mouth of liars all.

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Meter:	8.6.8.6

Psalm 63 (hymns)

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ST. PETER (Reinagle)

Composed by Alexander R. Reinagle (b. Brighton, Sussex, England, 1799; d. Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England, 1877), ST. PETER was published as a setting for Psalm 118 in Reinagle's Psalm Tunes for the Voice and Pianoforte (c. 1836). The tune first appeared with Newton's text in Hymns Ancient and Mode…

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ST. FLAVIAN

DOWNS (Mason)

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. (1915), p.42

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Instances (21)	First Line	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Composers	Meter	Scripture	Tune Title	Tune Key	Languages	Publication Date
Bible Songs: a collection of psalms set to music for use in church and evangelistic services, prayer meetings, Sabbath schools, young people's societies, and family worship (Rev. and enl.ed) #125	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek		In the shadow of thy wings							1901
Book of Hymns and Tunes, comprising the psalms and hymns for the worship of God, approved by the general assembly of 1866, arranged with appropriate tunes... by authority of the assembly of 1873 #210a	Lord, Thee my God, I'll early seek									1874
Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: a manual of worship for the church of Christ #105	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1875
Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #P10	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1872
Sabbath School Psalmodist #d39	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1866
Scottish Psalter and Paraphrases #P67	Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek:	Psalm 63: Lord, thee my God, I'll early seek			8.6.8.6	Psalm 63				1800
Songs of Matchless Love: for evangelistic services, devotional meetings and Sunday schools #6	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek		In the shadow of thy wings							1904
The Book of Praise #24	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek		Alexander Robert Reinagle, 1799 - 1877	8.6.8.6		ST. PETER	E Flat Major	English	1972
The Book of Praise #52	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek	Psalm 63, 1-8		Alexander Robert Reinagle, 1799 - 1877	8.6.8.6	Psalm 63:1-8	ST. PETER	E Flat Major	English	1918
The Book of Psalms Rendered in Metre and Set to Music #d141	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1929
The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #655	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek			8.6.8.6	Psalm 63	ST. FLAVIAN	F Major or modal	English	1936
The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #655	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek	Lord, Thee, my God, I'll early seek			8.6.8.6	Psalm 63	ST. FLAVIAN	F Major	English	1930
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Tunes #P43b	Lord, thee, my God, I'll early seek			Lowell Mason	8.6.8.6	Psalm 63:1-8	DOWNS	E Flat Major	English	1897
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, with Tunes #P43a	Lord, thee, my God, I'll early seek			Thomas Jackson	8.6.8.6	Psalm 63:1-8	JACKSON	E Flat Major	English	1897
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. #P43b	Lord, thee, my God, I'll early seek					Psalm 63:1-8				1915
The Presbyterian Book of Praise: approved and commended by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada; With tunes; Part I. Selections from the Psalter. Part II. The Hymnal, rev, and en. #P43	Lord, thee, my God, I'll early seek					Psalm 63:1-8				1915
The Psalms of David, in Metre: allowed by the Authority of the Kirk of Scotland and Used in Several Branches of the Presbyterian Church #d67	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1849
The Psalms of David, with a selection of standard music appropriately arranged according to sentiment of each Psalm or portion of Psalm (8th ed.) #62a	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1865
The Psalter: the Scottish Version of the Psalms Revised, and New Versions Adopted by the United Presbyterian Church #d118	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1872
Worship in the School Room: a manual of devotion intended especially for the school, also adapted to the family #353	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek									1865
Young People's Christian Union #d21	Lord, thee, my god, I'll early seek		In the shadow of thy wings							1900