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My Only Hope

Lord, how can one so vile

Author: Jessie F. Moser
Tune: [Lord, how can one so vile]
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1 Lord, how can one so vile,
A temple build like Thine?
How use Thy plan, and not defile
Or grieve Thy love divine?

2 Have mercy, Lord, I pray,
And, oh, do not forsake;
The laws, on Sinai, seeks to slay;
I greatly “fear and quake.”

3 My only hope, Thy pow’r
To cleanse my heart from sin,
And—ev’ry moment ev’ry hour—
To live Thy life within.

Source: The Gospel Message Choir #36

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Author: Jessie F. Moser

Jessie Fremont Moser, born 8 June 1860, Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA. Died 21 August 1944, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Married to Ellet Joseph WAGGONER.  Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Lord, how can one so vile
Title: My Only Hope
Author: Jessie F. Moser
Language: English
Publication Date: 1929
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Gospel Message Choir #36

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