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Why have we lips, if not to sing

Appears in 33 hymnals
Why have we lips, if not to sing

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[Why have we lips, if not to sing]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. L. Harkey, D. D. Incipit: 55653 21655 11171 Used With Text: What are We For?
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[Why have we lips, if not to sing]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: E. C. Revons Incipit: 33333 33532 42242 Used With Text: Why Have we Lips?
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[Why have we lips, if not to sing]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: S. B. Ellenberger Incipit: 55565 35112 17654 Used With Text: Object of Our Creation
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What Are We For?

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13190 First Line: Why have we lips, if not to sing Refrain First Line: What are we for? What are we for? Lyrics: 1 Why have we lips, if not to sing The praises of our heav’nly king? Why have we hearts, if not to love, Our Father and our friend above? Refrain: What are we for? What are we for? What are we for? What are we for, but to serve the Lord, With every deed, and thought and word? 2 Why were our curious bodies made, And every part in order laid? Why, but that each of us might stand A living wonder from His hand? [Refrain] 3 Why have we souls, if not to know The God from whom our mercies flow? Sure this can never be our lot, Like senseless brutes, to know Him not! [Refrain] 4 Why have we life? If not to gain Immortal life, ’tis worse than vain; This is the end for which ’twas giv’n— We live on earth, to live in Heav’n. [Refrain] 5 Why did the Savior leave the sky, Hang on a cross, and bleed and die? And why are kind persuasions sent To call and win us to repent? [Refrain] 6 Surely it is—that robed in white And made well-pleasing in His sight, Our souls may join the happy throng, And sing the everlasting song. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Why have we lips, if not to sing]
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Why Have we Lips?

Hymnal: Songs of the Covenant #110 (1892) First Line: Why have we lips, if not to sing Refrain First Line: Why? Why? if not, then tell us why? Languages: English Tune Title: [Why have we lips, if not to sing]
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Why have we lips, if not to sing

Hymnal: A Service Book #126 (1856) Languages: English Tune Title: [Why have we lips, if not to sing]
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Anonymous

Author of "What Are We For?" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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E. C. Revons

Composer of "[Why have we lips, if not to sing]" in Songs of the Covenant
E. C. Revons

S. B. Ellenberger

1831 - 1899 Composer of "[Why have we lips, if not to sing]" in Bright Gems
S. B. Ellenberger

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