O Nome Excelso

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Tu, que tens o Nome excelso

Author: Jean Sophia Pigott; Translator: Henry Maxwell Wright
Tune: REQUIEM (Schulthes)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Tu, que tens o Nome excelso
De "Jesus, o Salvador",
Que morreste, mas que vives,
E conosco estás, Senhor,
Oh, quão bom é confiar
Sempre em Ti, e descansar!

2 Tu és Quem, onipotente,
Podes, de cair, guardar
Os meus pés tão vacilantes,
E seguro me levar.
Salvador, ó meu Jesus!
Guarda-me na Tua luz.

3 Oh, que dita conhecer-Te;
Tu, da morte o Vencedor!
Aprender, de dia em dia.
Como és Tu, meu Salvador!
Mais e mais Senhor provar
Que me podes Tu salvar!

4 Faze que, na minha vida,
Possa, meu Jesus, sentir
Mais do Teu poder imenso,
Tua vida refletir;
Que se veja em mim, Senhor,
Tua graça, Teu amor!

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #344

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Author: Jean Sophia Pigott

Jean Sophia Pigott United Kingdom 1845-1882. Born at Leixlip, Ireland, she was a poet and hymn lyricist. She wrote “A royal service and other poems” (1877). She was a sister to William Frederick Pigott ,a missionary to China, He was murdered in the 1901 Boxer Rebellion, along with 76 other missionaries working with missionary, Hudson Taylor, but in other parts of China.. Taylor was overcome with grief to hear of the massacre, and took much comfort in Pigott’s hymn. She died at Leixlip, Ireland. John Perry Go to person page >

Translator: Henry Maxwell Wright

Born in Lisbon, 7 December 1849 to English parents who were Christians. He returned to England and worked in business. After helping Dwight Moody in evangelism campaigns in England in 1874 and 1875 he abandoned his business career and became an evangelist in England and Scotland. He returned to Portugal on several occasions for evangelism meetings and wrote many hymns in Portuguese. [Source?] Go to person page >

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