O Lord, how often should we be

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O Lord, how often should we be

Author: Albert Orsborn
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 O Lord, how often should we be
Defeated, were it not for thee;
Cast down, but for thy grace!
When all the arts of Hell oppose,
We find a refuge from our foes
Within the holy place.

2 We dare not boast, O Lord of light,
In human wisdom, or in might,
To keep us pure within.
Do thou assist, we humbly pray,
Lest in our blindness we should stray
Into the toils of sin.

3 Thee will we serve, and thee alone,
No other ruler will we own,
But with a godly fear
Redeem the time at thy command,
Then, with the saints at thy right hand,
Triumphantly appear.

Source: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #747

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Author: Albert Orsborn

Albert Orsborn, "the poet general", was the sixth leader (general) of The Salvation Army. He led the international organization in the aftermath of World War II (1946-1954), and approved its becoming a founding member of the World Council of Churches (1948). He is noted for his poetry and hymns, of which "My life must be Christ's broken bread" is arguably the best known. email sent to Hymnary Go to person page >

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