Text: | Lord, with Glowing Heart |
Author: | Francis S. Key |
Tune: | FABEN |
Composer: | John H. Wilcox |
1. Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise Thee
For the bliss Thy love bestows,
For the pard'ning grace that saves me,
And the peace that from it flows:
Help, O God, my weak endeavor;
This dull soul to rapture raise:
Thou must light the flame, or never
Can my love be warmed to praise.
2. Praise, my soul, the God that sought thee,
Wretched wand'rer, far astray:
Found thee lost, and kindly brought thee
From the paths of death away;
Praise, with love's devoutest feeling,
Him who saw thy guilt-born fear,
And, the light of hope revealing,
Bade the blood-stained cross appear.
3. Lord, this bosom's ardent feeling
Vainly would my lips express:
Low before Thy footstool kneeling,
Deign Thy suppliants' prayer to bless:
Let Thy grace, my soul's chief treasure,
Love's pure flames within me raise;
And, since words can never measure,
Let my life show forth Thy praise.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise Thee |
Title: | Lord, with Glowing Heart |
Author: | Francis S. Key (1823) |
Meter: | 8 7 8 7 D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1929 |
Topic: | Praise |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | FABEN |
Composer: | John H. Wilcox (1849) |
Meter: | 8 7 8 7 D |
Incipit: | 55532 31555 46544 |
Key: | C Major |
Notes: | Public Domain. |