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2623 | The Cyber Hymnal#2624 | 2625 |
Text: | He Sat to Watch o'er Customs Paid |
Author: | William Bright |
Tune: | GLOUCESTER |
Composer: | Edward Hodges |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. He sat to watch o’er customs paid,
A man of scorned and hard’ning trade;
Alike the symbol and the tool
Of foreign masters’ hated rule.
2. But grace within his breast had stirred;
There needed but the timely word;
It came, true Lord of souls! from Thee,
That royal summons, Follow Me.
3. Enough, when Thou wert passing by
To hear Thy voice, to meet Thine eye;
He rose, responsive to the call,
And left his task, his gains, his all.
4. O wise exchange! with these to part
And lay up treasure in Thy heart;
With twofold crown of light to shine
Amid Thy servants’ foremost line!
5. Come, Savior, as in days of old;
Pass where the world has strongest hold,
And faithless care and selfish greed
Are thorns that choke the holy seed.
6. Who keep Thy gifts, O bid them claim
The steward’s, not the owner’s name;
Who yield all up for Thy dear sake,
Let them of Matthew’s wealth partake.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | He sat to watch o'er customs paid |
Title: | He Sat to Watch o'er Customs Paid |
Author: | William Bright (1889) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1889 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | GLOUCESTER |
Composer: | Edward Hodges (1841) |
Meter: | LM |
Incipit: | 13375 72354 36554 |
Key: | F Major |
Source: | Hallelujah, 1841 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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