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Text:Lord, be thy word
Author:Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885
Tune:IBSTONE
Composer:Maria Tiddeman, c. 1837-1915

494. Lord, be thy word

1 Lord, be thy word my rule;
in it may I rejoice,
thy glory be my aim,
thy holy will, my choice,

2 thy promises my hope,
thy providence my guard,
thine arm my strong support,
thyself my great reward.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, be thy word my rule
Title: Lord, be thy word
Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885
Meter: 6 6 6 6
Language: English
Publication Date: 1997
Scripture: ;
Topic: Discipleship; God: Will of; God: Providence of (1 more...)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: QUAM DILECTA
Tune Information
Name: IBSTONE
Composer: Maria Tiddeman, c. 1837-1915
Meter: 6 6 6 6
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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