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Text:Lord, Bless and Pity Us
Author:Anonymous
Tune:ST. MICHAEL
Adapter:William Crotch
Composer (melody):Louis Bourgeois
Media:MIDI file

3591. Lord, Bless and Pity Us

1. Lord, bless and pity us,
Shine on us with Thy face,
That all the earth Thy way may know
And men may see Thy grace.

2. Thy praise, O gracious God,
Let all the nations sing,
Let all men worship Thee with joy
And songs of gladness bring.

3. The nations Thou wilt judge
And lead them in Thy ways;
Let all men praise Thy name, O God,
Let al the people praise.

4. The earth her fruit shall yield,
For God, our God, will bless;
We shall be blest, and all the world
His glory shall confess.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, bless and pity us
Title: Lord, Bless and Pity Us
Author: Anonymous (1912)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: From The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912, number 178
Notes: Alternate tune: GOLDEN HILL, from the Kentucky Harmony, by Ananias Davisson, 1816
Tune Information
Name: ST. MICHAEL
Composer (melody): Louis Bourgeois (1551)
Adapter: William Crotch (1836)
Meter: SM
Incipit: 51322 35432 21176
Key: G Major



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