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The Palace of the Soul

The Word, whose word can make me whole

Author: W. J. Govan
Tune: SPRING GARDENS
Published in 2 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 The Word, whose word can make me whole,
Has heard my spirit’s cry,
And in the palace of the soul,
He dwells!—my Lord and I!

2 How holy must the temple be,
Where Jesus reigns within!
His precious blood, outpoured for me,
I trust to make me clean.

3 And He is come! to whom the praise,
The joy of heaven, belong;
My face I veil, my hands I raise,
And “silence is my song.”

4 And now to me the gladdest thing
Be His sweet will alone;
Content, since I am with the King,
To make His choice my own.

5 He makes His palace in my soul,
He brings my spirit nigh;
Within my heart, ‘neath His control,
I dwell,—my Lord and I!


Source: Hymns of Consecration and Faith #260

Author: W. J. Govan

Late 19th Century Go to person page >

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First Line: The Word, whose word can make me whole
Title: The Palace of the Soul
Author: W. J. Govan
Language: English

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Hymns of Consecration and Faith #260

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