Approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul

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Approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul

Author: Frances S. Osgood
Published in 23 hymnals

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	Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

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	Praise...With Stringed Instruments

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	QUIET HYMN MEDITATIONS

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1 Approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul,
Nor let thy feet falter from terror’s control;
God loves not the sadness of fear and mistrust;
O, serve Him with gladness,—the Loving and Just!

2 His bounty is tender, His being is love;
His smile fills with splendor the blue arch above;
Confiding, believing, O, enter always
His courts with thanksgiving, His portals with praise!

3 Come not to His temple with pride in thy mien,
But lowly and simple, in courage serene;
Bring meekly before Him the faith of a child,
Bow down and adore Him with heart undefiled!

Source: The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #41

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Author: Frances S. Osgood

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First Line:	Approach not the altar with gloom in thy soul
Author:	Frances S. Osgood
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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GORDON (Gordon)

In 1870 Featherstone's text came to the attention of Adoniram J. Gordon (b. New Hampton, NH, 1836; d. Boston, MA, 1895), an evangelical preacher who was compiling a new Baptist hymnal. Because he was unhappy with the existing melody for this text, Gordon composed this tune; as he wrote, "in a moment…

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