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Text:O Thou who dwellest up on high
Author:Anon.
Tune:OLD HUNDRED
Composer:Guillaume Franc

1. O Thou who dwellest up on high

1 O Thou who dwellest up on high,
To whom our prayers and praises fly,
Once more our voices all unite
In song to thee, O God of light!

2 Our humble gratitude we speak,
For all the blessings of the week,
As at thy throne of grace we bow
And ask thee for a blessing now.

3 O bless us as we meet to-day,
While unto thee we sing and pray;
O bless the word of truth we hear,
And to each heart be very near.

4 'Tis vain within these walls to kneel
Unless our need of thee we feel;
'Tis vain to lift the voice in praise
Unless devotion tunes our lays.

5 Help us to worship thee aright;
Let self be banished from our sight,
Unless thy Spirit prompts the view
To search our motives through and through.

Text Information
First Line: O Thou who dwellest up on high
Author: Anon.
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Worship: Opening Hymns
Tune Information
Name: OLD HUNDRED
Composer: Guillaume Franc
Meter: L.M.
Key: G Major or modal
Notes: Alternate tunes: #54, 3, or 19.



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