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#493 from The Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal)
O for a thousand tongues to sing
Tune
Azmon
Metric Index
CM
Key & Modality
G Major
Last five uses
July 16th, 2023 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Entrance Hymn
March 19th, 2023 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Recessional Hymn
October 23rd, 2022 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Entrance Hymn
July 17th, 2022 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Recessional Hymn
May 22nd, 2022 at St. Mark's Episcopal, Honeybrook, PA for the Entrance Hymn
Poem Words (six verses)
1.
O for a thousand tongues to sing
my dear Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
my dear Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!
2.
My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
and spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy Name.
assist me to proclaim,
and spread through all the earth abroad
the honors of thy Name.
3.
Jesus! the Name that charms our fears
and bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life and health and peace.
and bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life and health and peace.
4.
He speaks; and, listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
5.
Hear him, ye deaf; ye voiceless ones,
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your Savior comes;
and leap, ye lame, for joy!
your loosened tongues employ;
ye blind, behold your Savior comes;
and leap, ye lame, for joy!
6.
Glory to God and praise and love
be now and ever given
by saints below and saints above,
the church in earth and heaven.
be now and ever given
by saints below and saints above,
the church in earth and heaven.
Hymn References
Adapter and Arranger
Lowell Mason 1792-1872
Author
Charles Wesley 1707-1788 (alt.)
Composer
Carl Gotthilf Gläser 1784-1829
Publication Date
1985
Other Hymns By Tune (in Zack's Database)
#452 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship / Awake, O sleeper, rise from death (G Major ) [click to view]#886 in Evangelical Lutheran Worship / Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing (G Major ) [click to view]
#559 in Lutheran Book of Worship / Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing (G Major ) [click to view]
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