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Text:Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice
Author:Isaac Watts
Tune:WETHERBY
Composer:Samuel Sebastian Wesley
Media:MIDI file

3767. Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice

1. Lord, I have made Thy Word my choice,
My lasting heritage;
There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.

2. I’ll read the histories of Thy love,
And keep Thy laws in sight,
While through the promises I rove,
With ever fresh delight.

3. ’Tis a broad land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise,
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.

4. The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;
Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, I have made Thy Word my choice
Title: Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice
Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: The Psalms of David, 1719
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: WETHERBY
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1872)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 35321 56655 17765
Key: Dā™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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