The uplifted eye and bended knee

The uplifted eye and bended knee

Author: Thomas Scott
Published in 56 hymnals

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The uplifted eye and bended knee
Are but vain homage, Lord, to Thee:
In vain our lips Thy praise prolong,
The heart a stranger to the song.

Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal,
The breaches of Thy precepts heal?
Or fasts and penance reconcile
Thy justice, and obtain Thy smile?

The pure, the humble, contrite mind,
Sincere, and to Thy will resigned,
To Thee a nobler offering yields
Than Sheba’s groves, or Sharon’s fields.

Love God and man,—this great command
Doth on eternal pillars stand;
This did Thine ancient prophets teach,
And this Thy well-beloved preach.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #305

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Author: Thomas Scott

Thomas Scott was born at Norwich, and was the son of a Dissenting minister. After his education he began his ministerial life at Wartmell, in Norfolk, adding also the labours of school-teaching. Subsequently he changed his pastoral relations several times, spending the last years of his life at Hupton, in Norfolk, where he died in 1776. He was the author of some prose works, several poems, and a few hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872… Go to person page >

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #305Image
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #305Text
A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches: to which are added prayers for families and individuals #280Image
A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy: for the use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, to which are added prayers for families and individuals (New and Enl. Stereotype Ed.) #280Image
A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #269Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #342Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #342Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #342Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #342Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #342Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #342Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LXIImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LXIImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #XXIIImage
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #99Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #99Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #337Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #347Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #347Image
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns: from Watts, Doddridge, and others (4th ed. with an appendix) #14Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms: for social and private worship (3rd ed. corr.) #175Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #182Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #175Image
A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #182Image
A Selection of Sacred Poetry: consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts, Doddridge, Merrick, Scott, Cowper, Barbauld, Steele, and others (2nd ed.) #14Image
A Selection of Sacred Poetry: consisting of psalms and hymns, from Watts, Doddridge, Merrick, Scott, Cowper, Barbauld, Steele ...compiled for the use of the Unitarian Church in Philadelphia #14Image
Chapel Hymns and Services #d127
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d694
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #566Image
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #442Image
Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d410
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination #390Image
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination. (New ed.) #390Image
Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #409Image
Hymns for the Sanctuary #392Image
Hymns for the Use of the New Jerusalem Church #d230
Hymns of the Spirit #527Image
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d140
Jubilate Deo, a Book of Hymns and Tunes for Young and Old #d308
National Hymn and Tune Book: for congregations, schools and the home #53Image
Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #24Image
Sacred Poetry: consisting of psalms and hymns, adapted to Christian devotion, in public and private, selected from the best authors, with variations and additions #H.CCXLVIIIImage
Sacred Poetry: Consisting of Psalms and Hymns, adapted to Christian Devotion, in Publick and Private. New Ed. #d450
Sacred poetry: consisting of psalms and hymns adapted to Christian devotion in publick & private. New ed. #d452
Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d271
Services for Congregational Worship #352Image
The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d339
The Chapel Hymn Book [for Warren and Pitt St. Chapels, Boston]. 4th ed. #d344
The Christian Psalter #d552
The Disciples' Hymn Book: a collection of hymns and chants for public and private devotion #321Image
The Gospel Psalmist #398Image
The New Hymn and Tune Book #d434
The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #14Image
The Pocket Selection of Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Churches and Religious Assemblies in the U. S. lst ed. #d237
The Universalist Hymn Book: a New Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies. 4th ed. #d439
The Universalist Hymn-Book: a new collection of psalms and hymns, for the use of Universalist Societies (Stereotype ed.) #451Image
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