Lord, Bless the Songs

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Lord, bless the songs Thy people sing

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [Lord, bless the songs Thy people sing]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Lord, bless the songs thy people sing,
Attune our hearts to praise;
Accept the tribute which we bring;
With gladness crown our days.

Refrain:
O bless the songs thy people sing,
And hear the pray’rs that rise;
We praise thee for the tender care
Thy wondrous love supplies.

2 O hear the pray’rs that shall ascend
On wings of faith to thee,
And answer, as thou seeest best,
Our most imperfect plea. [Refrain]

3 O lead our lives till they shall blend
As one with him we love,
Until our weary feet shall tread
The realms of peace above. [Refrain]

Source: Songs for All #3

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Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lord, bless the songs Thy people sing
Title:	Lord, Bless the Songs
Author:	C. Austin Miles
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O bless the songs Thy people sing
Copyright:	Public Domain