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Text:Gracious God! to Thee we pray
Tune:SUMMERS

509. Gracious God! to Thee we pray

1 Gracious God! to Thee we pray:
Give us grace to pray aright;
Guide and bless us every day,
And defend us every night.

2 Let Thy mercy, while we live,
Every needful want supply;
And Thy blissful presence give,
To support us when we die.

Text Information
First Line: Gracious God! to Thee we pray
Meter: 7s.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Morning or Evening
Source: Sunday School Union H. B., 1845
Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #231 or #337
Tune Information
Name: SUMMERS
Meter: 7s.
Key: Eā™­ Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: Jas. Lea Summers, 1862



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