The Beauty of Jesus

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Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wonderful passion and purity (Orsborn)

Author: Albert W. T. Orsborn
Tune: [Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me] (Jones)
Published in 66 hymnals

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Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me,
All his wonderful passion and purity,
O thou Spirit divine, all my nature refine,
Till the beauty of Jesus be seen in me.

Source: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #c77

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Author: Albert W. T. Orsborn

Albert Orsborn, "the poet general", was the sixth leader (general) of The Salvation Army. He led the international organization in the aftermath of World War II (1946-1954), and approved its becoming a founding member of the World Council of Churches (1948). He is noted for his poetry and hymns, of which "My life must be Christ's broken bread" is arguably the best known. email sent to Hymnary Go to person page >

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First Line:	Let the beauty of Jesus be seen in me, All His wonderful passion and purity (Orsborn)
Title:	The Beauty of Jesus
Author:	Albert W. T. Orsborn
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain