Before thy face, my God, I fall

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Before thy face, my God, I fall

Author: Henry B. Hartzler
Tune: [Before thy face, my God, I fall]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 Before thy face, my God, I fall,
And claim thee now, my all in all;
My soul with expectation sweet,
Lies faint and trembling at thy feet.

2 My warrant In thy Word I seek—
I seek— I find— I hear thee speak;
Thy voice my bounding spirit thrills,
And all my heart with rapture fills.

3 The blood of Jesus speaks my peace;
I know such love can never cease;
I rest on Him and need no more
Than Christ, my Lord, for evermore!

Source: The Evergreen: songs for the Sunday school, sanctuary and home circle #90b

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Author: Henry B. Hartzler

Hartzler, Henry Burns. (York County, Pennsylvania, March 23, 1840--1920). Evangelical. Licensed 1869, pastor Trinity Church, York Penn., in 1873-1874; editor of The Messenger in 1870s and 1880s; taught Bible in Mt. Hermon school, Northfield, Massachusetts. Was associated with D.L. Moody. Went with the United Evangelical CHurch in the schism, was editor of its Evangel 1894-1902. Editor of and hymn-contributor to Evangelischer Gesangbuch and Hymn Book of the United Evangelical Church. Bishop of that denomination 1902-1910. Most famous hymn was "Go and seek the lost and dying." --Ellen Jane Lorenz, DNAH Archives Go to person page >

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