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O Send Thy Light Forth

O send Thy light forth and Thy truth

Published in 35 hymnals


Piano/Organ

Easy Organ Library, Vol. 52

Representative Text

1 O send thy light forth and thy truth;
let them be guides to me,
and bring me to thine holy hill,
even where thy dwellings be.

2 Then will I to God's altar go,
to God my chiefest joy:
yea, God, my God, thy name to praise
my harp I will employ.

3 Why art thou then cast down, my soul?
what should discourage thee?
Any why with vexing thoughts art thou
disquieted in me?

4 Still trust in God; for him to praise
good cause I yet shall have:
he of my countenance is the health,
my God that doth me save.

Source: Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #34a

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First Line: O send Thy light forth and Thy truth
Title: O Send Thy Light Forth
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Scottish Psalter, 1650
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Christadelphian Hymn Book #25

Christadelphian Hymn Book #25
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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #34a

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #34a
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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #34b

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #34b
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Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #35

Church Hymnary (4th ed.) #35

Hymns and Psalms #537

Hymns and Psalms #537
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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #34a

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #34a
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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #34b

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #34b
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Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #35

Hymns of Glory, Songs of Praise #35
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The Book of Praise #29

The Book of Praise #29
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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P43c

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #P43c
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