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Text:Incline Our Hearts
Tune:[Lord, have mercy, have mercy upon us]
Composer:G. J. Elvey

951. Incline Our Hearts

Lord, have mercy, have mercy upon us,
and incline our hearts to keep this law.
Lord have mercy, have mercy upon us,
and write all these Thy laws in our hearts,
Thy laws in our hearts, we beseech Thee.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, have mercy, have mercy upon us
Title: Incline Our Hearts
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: God: God's Law; Special Selections: Chants
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Lord, have mercy, have mercy upon us]
Composer: G. J. Elvey
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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