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Text:God Shall Be First
Author:F. E. B.
Tune:LOWRY
Composer:F. E. Belden

188. God Shall Be First

1 God shall be first in ev'rything;
No other gods before him;
Creator and Redeemer King,
'Tis pleasure to adore him.

2 First when with rosy morn I wake,
His pow'r mine eyes unsealing;
First when his bounteous gifts I take,
His Father love revealing.

3 First when the crowding cares of day
Impatient press upon me;
First when the gentle twilight ray
With peaceful calm falls on me.

4 First when I leave mortality,
The glad new song upraising;
First all Eternity, where we
Shall dwell who here are praising.

Text Information
First Line: God shall be first in ev'rything
Title: God Shall Be First
Author: F. E. B.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Living His Life: Consecration
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: LOWRY
Composer: F. E. Belden
Meter: L. M.
Key: G Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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