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O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I Cry

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord of hosts, to Thee I cry, Our fathers' God, to Thee; Let my petitions reach Thy ear, My prayer accepted be. O God our shield, look Thou on us, Reveal Thyself in grace, And let Thy own anointed one Behold Thee face to face. 2 A single day within Thy courts, Where I Thy beauty see, Is better than a thousand days, My God, apart from Thee. A lowly station in Thy house Were dearer to my heart Than in the tents of wickedness To claim the chiefest part. 3 A sun and shield is God, the Lord, To lighten and defend; The Lord to such as look to Him Will grace and glory send, To those that walk in righteousness No good will He deny. The Lord of hosts, how blest are they Who on Thy grace rely! Topics: Communion Service; House of God ; Longing for God or Christ; Love for the Church; Nearness to God; Opening of Services; Sanctification; Spiritual Life Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: AUDITE AUDIENTES ME

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AUDITE AUDIENTES ME

Appears in 45 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Arthur S. Sullivan Incipit: 33323 44336 31763 Used With Text: O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I cry

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O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I Cry

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #171 (1934) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 O Lord of hosts, to Thee I cry, Our fathers' God, to Thee; Let my petitions reach Thy ear, My prayer accepted be. O God our shield, look Thou on us, Reveal Thyself in grace, And let Thy own anointed one Behold Thee face to face. 2 A single day within Thy courts, Where I Thy beauty see, Is better than a thousand days, My God, apart from Thee. A lowly station in Thy house Were dearer to my heart Than in the tents of wickedness To claim the chiefest part. 3 A sun and shield is God, the Lord, To lighten and defend; The Lord to such as look to Him Will grace and glory send, To those that walk in righteousness No good will He deny. The Lord of hosts, how blest are they Who on Thy grace rely! Topics: Communion Service; House of God ; Longing for God or Christ; Love for the Church; Nearness to God; Opening of Services; Sanctification; Spiritual Life Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: AUDITE AUDIENTES ME

O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I Cry

Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5094 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1. O Lord of hosts, to Thee I cry, Our fathers’ God, to Thee; Let my petition reach Thine ear, My prayer accepted be. O God our shield, look Thou on us, Reveal Thyself in grace, And let Thine own anointed one Behold Thee face to face. 2. A single day within Thy courts, Where I Thy beauty see, Is better than a thousand days, My God, apart from Thee. A lowly station in Thy house Were dearer to my heart Than in the tents of wickedness To claim the chiefest part. 3. A sun and shield is God, the Lord, To lighten and defend; The Lord to such as look to Him Will grace and glory send. To those that walk in righteousness No good will He deny. O Lord of hosts, how blest are they Who on Thy grace rely! Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: AUDITE AUDIENTES ME

O Lord of Hosts, to Thee I Cry

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #161 (1976) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Anointing Of Believers; Worship; House of God ; Opening Of The Service Scripture: Psalm 84 Languages: English Tune Title: AUDITE AUDIENTES ME

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Arthur Sullivan

1842 - 1900 Person Name: Arthur S. Sullivan Composer of "AUDITE AUDIENTES ME" in Psalter Hymnal (Blue) Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he composed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas. Bert Polman