Devotional Hymn

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Lord, accept our true devotion

Author: Richard Alldridge
Tune: [Lord, accept our true devotion]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1. Lord, accept our true devotion.
Let thy Spirit whisper peace.
Swell our hearts with fond emotion,
And our joy in thee increase.
Never leave us, never leave us.
Help us, Lord, to win the race.
Never leave us, never leave us.
Help us, Lord, to win the race.

2. Help us all to do thy bidding,
And our daily wants supply.
Give thy Holy Spirit’s guiding
Till we reach the goal on high.
Ever guard us, ever guard us,
Till we gain the victory.
Ever guard us, ever guard us,
Till we gain the victory.

3. May we, with the future dawning,
Day by day from sin be free,
That on resurrection morning
We may rise at peace with thee,
Ever praising, ever praising,
Thruout all eternity;
Ever praising, ever praising,
Thruout all eternity.

Source: Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints #107

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Author: Richard Alldridge

Richard Alldridge was born in 1815 in Floore, Northamptonshire, England. He worked as a shoemaker near Birmingham. In 1847 he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and then spent several years as a missionary in England. He contributed five hymns to the 1840 Manchester Hymnal. He was appointed to preside over Warwickshire in 1857, which he did until he was released to emigrate to "Zion" - Salt Lake City in 1861. He contributed other hymns to church periodicals and hymnals. He died in 1896 in Cedar City, Utah. Dianne Shapiro, from "Richard Alldridge: a builder of the kingdom: a singing shoemaker and poet" by Cheryl Evans Frome https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/16507531 Go to person page >

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