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Text: | 'Lift up your hearts': I hear the summons calling |
Author: | John Macleod (1840-1898) |
Tune: | GOVAN OLD |
Composer: | Douglas Galbraith (b. 1940) |
1 'Lift up your hearts': I hear the summons calling
forth from the heavenly altar where he stands --
our great High Priest, the Father's love revealing,
in priestly act, with pleading outspread hands.
2 'Lift up your hearts': with hearts to heaven soaring
the Church exulting makes her glad reply --
'We lift them up unto the Lord', adoring;
our God and thine, through thee, we glorify.
3 'Lift up your hearts': alas, O Lord, I cannot
lift up aright my burdened heart to thee;
thou knowest, Lord, the cares that weigh upon it,
the chains that bind it struggling to be free.
4 O Love divine! thy promise comes to cheer me,
O Voice of pity! blessing and thrice blest --
'Come unto me, ye laden hearts and weary;
take up my yoke, and learn: I pledge you rest'.
5 I dare not waver by such grace invited,
I yield my heart, dear Lord: I close the strife.
Lift thou my heart until, with thine united,
I taste anew the joy of endless life.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | 'Lift up your hearts': I hear the summons calling |
Author: | John Macleod (1840-1898) |
Meter: | 11 10 11 10 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2005 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | The Church Celebrates: Holy Communion; Christ Risen: Reign and Priesthood; Jesus: priesthood(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GOVAN OLD |
Composer: | Douglas Galbraith (b. 1940) |
Meter: | 11 10 11 10 |
Key: | d minor |
Copyright: | © Douglas Galbraith |