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Text:Lord, be thy word my rule
Author:Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885
Tune:EDEN
Composer:Oswald Mosley Feilden, 1837-1924

396. Lord, be thy word my rule

1 Lord, be thy word my rule,
in it may I rejoice;
thy glory be my aim,
thy holy will my choice;

2 thy promises my hope,
thy providence my guard,
thine arm my strong support,
thyself my great reward.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, be thy word my rule
Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885
Meter: 6.6.6.6
Language: English
Publication Date: 2010
Topic: General Hymns: Holy Scripture
Tune Information
Name: EDEN
Composer: Oswald Mosley Feilden, 1837-1924
Meter: 6.6.6.6
Key: Eā™­ Major



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