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| 536 | Laudes Domini#537 | 538 |
| Text: | Before the Cross |
| Author: | James Allen |
| Tune: | ARMSTRONG |
| Arranger: | fr. B. Richards |
1 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing,
Which before the cross we spend;
Life, and health, and peace possessing,
From the sinner's dying Friend.
Truly blessed is this station,
Low before his cross to lie,
While we see divine compassion,
Beaming in his gracious eye.
2 Love and grief our hearts dividing,
With our tears his feet we bathe;
Constant still, in faith abiding,
Life deriving from his death.
For thy sorrows we adore thee,
For the pains that wrought our peace,
Gracious Saviour! we implore thee
In our souls thy love increase.
3 Here we feel our sins forgiven
While upon the Lamb we gaze,
And our thoughts are all of heaven,
And our lips o'erflow with praise.
Still in ceaseless contemplation,
Fix our hearts and eyes on thee,
Till we taste thy full salvation,
And, unvailed, thy glories see.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Sweet the moments, rich in blessing |
| Title: | Before the Cross |
| Author: | James Allen |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1888 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | Christ: Agony of; Christ: Crucifixion of; Christ: Lamb (3 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ARMSTRONG |
| Arranger: | fr. B. Richards |
| Meter: | 8s, 7s. D |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
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