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Savior, Blessed Savior

Representative Text

1 Savior, blessed Savior, listen while we sing,
hearts and voices raising praises to our King.
All we have we offer, all we hope to do,
body, soul, and spirit, all we yield to you.

Refrain:
Savior, blessed Savior, listen while we sing,
hearts and voice raising praises to our King.

2 Great and even greater, are your mercies here,
true and everlasting are the glories there,
where no pain or sorrow, toil or care is known,
where the angel legions circle 'round your throne. [Refrain]

3 Clearer still and clearer, dawns the light from heav'n,
in our sadness bringing news of sin forgiv'n.
Life has lost its shadows, pure the light within;
you have shed your radiance on a world of sin. [Refrain]

Source: Moravian Book of Worship #778

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Author: Godfrey Thring

Godfrey Thring (b. Alford, Somersetshire, England, 1823; d. Shamley Green, Guilford, Surrey, England, 1903) was born in the parsonage of Alford, where his father was rector. Educated at Balliol College, Oxford, England, he was ordained a priest in the Church of England in 1847. After serving in several other parishes, Thring re­turned to Alford and Hornblotten in 1858 to succeed his father as rector, a position he retained until his own retirement in 1893. He was also associated with Wells Cathedral (1867-1893). After 1861 Thring wrote many hymns and published several hymnals, including Hymns Congregational (1866), Hymns and Sacred Lyrics (1874), and the respect­ed A Church of England Hymn Book Adapted to the Daily Services of the Church… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Savior, blessed Savior, Listen while we sing
Title: Savior, Blessed Savior
Author: Godfrey Thring (1862)
Meter: 6.5.6.5 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances

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AGO Founders Hymnal #65

AGO Founders Hymnal #65

Hymns and Psalms #274

Hymns and Psalms #274
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Moravian Book of Worship #778

Moravian Book of Worship #778

The Baptist Hymnal #382

The Baptist Hymnal #382
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The Cyber Hymnal #5919

The Cyber Hymnal #5919
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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #531

Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #531
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