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Long Have I Seemed to Serve Thee, Lord

Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #3904 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1. Long have I seemed to serve Thee, Lord, With unavailing pain: I fasted, prayed, and read Thy Word, And heard it preached in vain. 2. Oft did I with th’assembly join, And near Thine altar drew; A form of godliness was mine, The power I never knew. 3. I rested in the outward law; Nor knew its deep design: The length and breadth I never saw, The height of love divine. 4. To please Thee thus, at length I see, I vainly hoped and strove: For what are outward things to Thee, Unless they spring from love? 5. I see the perfect law requires Truth in the inward parts: Our full consent, our whole desires, Our undivided hearts. 6. But I of means have made my boast, Of means an idol made; The spirit in the letter lost, The substance in the shade. 7. Where am I now, or what my hope? What can my weakness do? Jesus! to Thee my soul looks up: ’Tis Thou must make it new. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FRANCES

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: The Methodist Pocket Hymn-book, revised and improved #XXXV (1803)

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: The Reformed Methodist Pocket Hymnal #I.32 (1828)

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns Adapted to the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church Including the Whole Collection of the Rev. J. Wesley #ad342 (1836) Languages: English

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Use of the Pious of All Denominations #d54 (1816) Languages: English

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Revival Hymns. 4th ed. #d66 (1823)

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church #79 (1832) Languages: English

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Used at Camp and Prayer Meetings #d128 (1834) Languages: English

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns, from the Best Authors #140 (1817) Languages: English

Long have I seemed to serve thee Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #146 (1873)

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