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From the depths of sin and failure

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1. From the depths of sin and failure,
From despair as black as night,
Lord, we hear our brothers calling
For deliverance and for light.

Refrain
Use us, Lord, to speed Thy kingdom;
Through us may Thy will be done;
Give us eyes to see the vision
Of a world redeemed and won.

2. By the love that bore in silence
Man’s contempt and Satan’s dart;
By the longing for the lost ones
That consumes the Savior’s heart; [Refrain]

3. By the Savior’s blood that bought us,
By the peace His merits bring,
By the Spirit that constrains us
Now on earth to crown Him King; [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #1501

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Author: Timothy Rees

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Text Information

First Line: From the depths of sin and failure
Author: Timothy Rees (1916)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

EBENEZER (Williams)


ST. SEBASTIAN (Cecil)


HYFRYDOL

One of the most loved Welsh tunes, HYFRYDOL was composed by Rowland Hugh Prichard (b. Graienyn, near Bala, Merionetshire, Wales, 1811; d. Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, 1887) in 1830 when he was only nineteen. It was published with about forty of his other tunes in his children's hymnal Cyfaill y Cant…

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The Cyber Hymnal #1501
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The Cyber Hymnal #1501

The Cyber Hymnal #1501
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