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Prayer

Present with the two or three

Author: F. Freer
Tune: LACRYMAE
Published in 12 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Present with the two or three,
Deign, most gracious God, to be,
While we lift our souls to Thee.

2 Jesus, by Thy blood alone,
Who didst for our sins atone,
Dare we come before Thy throne.

3 Thou who knowest all our need,
Grant the prayer of faith to plead,
Teach us how to intercede.

4 Thou hast led us in the way,
And hast taught us how to say,
Abba, Father! when we pray.

5 Holy Spirit, from on high,
Helping our infirmity,
Aid us in our feeble cry.

6 Flesh and heart would faint and fail,
But there stands within the veil
One who ever doth prevail.

7 Glory to the Father, Son,
Holy Spirit, Three in One,
While the endless ages run.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #8848

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Author: F. Freer

Freer, Frances, a member of the Catholic and Apostolic Church, b. March 16, 1801, and d. in June 1901, is the author of "Present with the two or three" (Christ with His People), in C. A. Church Hymns for the Use of the Churches, 1871, and other collections. [Rev.John Browlie] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Present with the two or three
Title: Prayer
Author: F. Freer
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Cyber Hymnal #8848
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  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
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