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Text:Anthem--"O magnify the Lord"
Tune:[O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord]
Composer:A. W. S.

117. Anthem--"O magnify the Lord"

Chorus:
1 O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord,
O magnify, O magnify the Lord with me,
O magnify, O magnify the Lord with me,
O magnify, O magnify, O magnify,
O magnify the Lord with me!
And let us exalt his name together!
And let us exalt, And let us exalt,
And let us exalt his name together!
And let us exalt, and let us exalt,
and let us exalt his name together!

Solo:
I sought the Lord, I sought the Lord,
I sought the Lord and he heard me,
I sought the Lord, I sought the Lord,
I sought the Lord and he heard me.
And delivered me from all my fears,
And delivered me from all my fears,
And delivered me from all my fears,
And delivered me from all my fears.

Chorus:
O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord,
O magnify, O magnify the Lord with me,
O magnify, O magnify the Lord with me,
O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord,
O magnify, O magnify the Lord with me.
O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord,
O magnify, O magnify the Lord with me.
Lord with me, the Lord with me.
The Lord with me.

Text Information
First Line: O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord
Title: Anthem--"O magnify the Lord"
Publication Date: 1897
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [O magnify the Lord, O magnify the Lord]
Composer: A. W. S.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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