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God is in His holy temple, Earthly thoughts be silent now

God is in His holy temple, Earthly thoughts be silent now

Author: Anonymous
Published in 32 hymnals

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Piano/Organ

The DaySpring

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JOY TO THE WORLD

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Advent Tidings

Representative Text

1. God is in his holy temple.
Earthly thoughts, be silent now,
While with rev’rence we assemble
And before his presence bow.
He is with us, now and ever,
When we call upon his name,
Aiding ev’ry good endeavor,
Guiding ev’ry upward aim.

2. God is in his holy temple,
In the pure and holy mind,
In the rev’rent heart and simple,
In the soul from sin refined.
Banish then each base emotion.
Lift us up, O Lord, to thee;
Let our souls, in pure devotion,
Temples for thy worship be.

Source: Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #132

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Author: Anonymous

In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: God is in His holy temple, Earthly thoughts be silent now
Author: Anonymous
Source: Hymns of the Spirit, 1864
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

AZABU


STUTTGART

STUTTGART was included in Psalmodia Sacra (1715), one of the most significant hymnals of the early sixteenth century [sic: eighteenth century]. Christian F. Witt (b. Altenburg, Germany, e. 1660; d. Altenburg, 1716) was an editor and compiler of that collection; about 100 (of the 774) tunes in that c…

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AUTUMN (Barthélemon)

This tune is adapted from Barthélemon's piece Durandarte and Belerma: A Pathetic Scotch Ballad (1797). Some editors describe AUTUMN as "adapted from Psalm xlii in the Genevan Psalter, 1551", referring to the similarity between this tune and FREU DICH SEHR.

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The Cyber Hymnal #8443
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Instances

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Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #132

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #132
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The Cyber Hymnal #8443

The Cyber Hymnal #8443
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