Many Thoughts Stir My Heart

Many thoughts stir my heart as I ponder alone

Author: Albert William Thomas Orsborn (1916-9)
Tune: MOTHER MACHREE
Published in 2 hymnals

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1. Many thoughts stir my heart as I ponder alone;
Many places attract me with charms all their own;
But the thought of all thoughts is of Christ crucified,
The place of all places, the hill where He died.

Refrain
O the charm of the cross! How I love to be there!
With the love that shines from it, what love can compare?
The seal of my ransom in Calvary I see,
All my sin, O my Savior, laid upon Thee!

2. ’Tis the end of my sin and the source of all grace;
’Tis the word of God’s love to a prodigal race;
’Tis the greatest, the grandest gift God could impart,
Surpassing my reason, but winning my heart. [Refrain]

3. For the sake of the Christ and the love of His cross
I have yielded my all and not reckoned it loss;
There’s a place in my heart which the Savior must fill;
No other can take it, and none ever will. [Refrain]

Author: Albert William Thomas Orsborn

Albert Orsborn, "the poet general", was the sixth leader (general) of The Salvation Army. He led the international organization in the aftermath of World War II (1946-1954), and approved its becoming a founding member of the World Council of Churches (1948). He is noted for his poetry and hymns, of which "My life must be Christ's broken bread" is arguably the best known. email sent to Hymnary Go to person page >

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First Line: Many thoughts stir my heart as I ponder alone
Title: Many Thoughts Stir My Heart
Author: Albert William Thomas Orsborn (1916-9)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O the charm of the cross! How I love to be there!
Copyright: Public Domain

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