'Tis faith that purifies the heart

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'Tis faith that purifies the heart

Author: F. E. Holden
Published in 13 hymnals

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	A Still, Small Voice (Reflective Hymn Se…

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1 'Tis faith that purifies the heart:
'Tis faith that works by love,
That bids all sinful joys depart,
And lifts the thoughts above.

2 Faith shows the promise fully sealed
With our Redeemer's blood;
It helps our feeble hope to rest
Upon a faithful God.

3 This faith shall every fear control
By its celestial power,
With holy triumph fill the soul
In strong temptation's hour.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #671

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Author: F. E. Holden

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First Line:	'Tis faith that purifies the heart
Author:	F. E. Holden
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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BEATITUDO

Composed by John B. Dykes (PHH 147), BEATITUDO was published in the revised edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (1875), where it was set to Isaac Watts' "How Bright Those Glorious Spirits Shine." Originally a word coined by Cicero, BEATITUDO means "the condition of blessedness." Like many of Dykes's…

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COVENTRY (English)

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