At the Feet of Jesus

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At the feet of Jesus, Listening to His word

Author: P. P. Bliss
Tune: [At the feet of Jesus] (Bliss)
Published in 14 hymnals

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1 At the feet of Jesus,
Listening to His word;
Learning wisdom’s lesson
From her loving Lord;
Mary, led by heav’nly grace,
Chose the meek disciple’s place.
At the feet of Jesus is the place for me,
There a humble learner would I choose to be.

2 At the feet of Jesus,
Pouring perfume rare,
Mary did her Savior,
For the grave prepare;
And, from love the "good work" done,
She her Lord’s approval won.
At the feet of Jesus is the place for me,
There in sweetest service would I ever be.

3 At the feet of Jesus,
In that morning hour,
Loving hearts receiving
Resurrection power:
Haste with joy to preach the word;
"Christ is risen, praise the Lord!"
At the feet of Jesus, risen now for me,
I shall sing His praises through eternity.

Source: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #265

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Author: P. P. Bliss

Philip P. Bliss (b. Clearfield County, PA, 1838; d. Ashtabula, OH, 1876) left home as a young boy to make a living by working on farms and in lumber camps, all while trying to continue his schooling. He was converted at a revival meeting at age twelve. Bliss became an itinerant music teacher, making house calls on horseback during the winter, and during the summer attending the Normal Academy of Music in Genesco, New York. His first song was published in 1864, and in 1868 Dwight L. Moody advised him to become a singing evangelist. For the last two years of his life Bliss traveled with Major D. W. Whittle and led the music at revival meetings in the Midwest and Southern United States. Bliss and Ira D. Sankey published a popular series of hym… Go to person page >

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First Line:	At the feet of Jesus, Listening to His word
Title:	At the Feet of Jesus
Author:	P. P. Bliss
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	At the feet of Jesus is the place for me
Notes:	German translations: See "Zu den Füßen Jesus saß Maria gern" by Carl Röhl, "Zu den Füßen Jesus saß Maria still" by A. Vogler, "Zu des Heilands Füßen by Theodore Kübler
Copyright:	Public Domain