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| 95a | The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892#95b | 96a |
| Text: | Lord Jesus! when we stand afar |
| Author: | Bishop W. W. How |
| Tune: | [Lord Jesus! when we stand afar] |
| Composer: | Handel |
1 Lord Jesus! when we stand afar,
And gaze upon Thy holy cross,
In love of Thee, and scorn of self,
Oh, may we count the world as loss!
2 When we behold Thy bleeding wounds,
And the rough way that Thou hast trod,
Make us to hate the load of sin
That lay so heavy on our God.
3 O holy Lord, uplifted high,
With outstretched arms, in mortal woe
Embracing in Thy wondrous love
The sinful world that lies below;
4 Give us an ever-living faith
To gaze beyond the things we see:
And in the mystery of Thy death
Draw us and all men unto Thee.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Lord Jesus! when we stand afar |
| Title: | Lord Jesus! when we stand afar |
| Author: | Bishop W. W. How (1854) |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1894 |
| Topic: | Faith |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: CANNONS |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Lord Jesus! when we stand afar] |
| Composer: | Handel |
| Meter: | L. M. |
| Key: | g minor |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
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