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Text:In His temple now behold Him
Author:Henry John Pye
Tune:DULCE CARMEN (Salzburg)
Adapter:John H. Spielman
Composer:Johann Michael Haydn, 1737-1806

57. In His temple now behold Him

1 In His temple now behold Him,
See the long-expected Lord;
Ancient prophets had foretold Him,
God has now fulfilled His Word;
Now to praise Him, His redeemed
Shall break forth with one accord.

2 In the arms of her who bore Him,
Virgin pure, behold Him lie,
While His aged saints adore Him,
Ere in perfect faith they die:
Halleluiah! Halleluiah!
Lo! th'Incarnate God most high.

3 Jesus, by Thy presentation,
Thou who cam'st in lowly mien,
Make us see our great salvation,
Make our hearts all pure within;
O present us in Thy glory
To Thy Father, pure and clean.

Text Information
First Line: In His temple now behold Him
Author: Henry John Pye (1853)
Meter: No. 19
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: The Church Year: Presentation
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: DULCE CARMEN (Salzburg)
Composer: Johann Michael Haydn, 1737-1806
Adapter: John H. Spielman (1881)
Meter: No. 19
Key: A Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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