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Lord, may Thy truth upon the heart

Representative Text

1 Lord, may thy truth upon the heart
Now fall, and dwell as heavenly dew,
And flowers of grace in freshness start
Where once the weeds of error grew.

2 May prayer now lift her sacred wings,
Contented with that aim alone
Which bears her to the King of kings,
And rests her at his sheltering throne.



Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #295

Author: Caroline Gilman

Mrs. Caroline Gilman was born in Boston, in 1794. She married the Rev. Samuel Gilman, a Unitarian minister, in 1819. Soon after, they removed to Charleston, South Carolina. Mrs. Gilman has written considerable prose and some poetry. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Lord, may Thy truth upon the heart
Author: Caroline Gilman
Source: New York Collection
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

CANONBURY

Derived from the fourth piano piece in Robert A. Schumann's Nachtstücke, Opus 23 (1839), CANONBURY first appeared as a hymn tune in J. Ireland Tucker's Hymnal with Tunes, Old and New (1872). The tune, whose title refers to a street and square in Islington, London, England, is often matched to Haver…

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Christian Praise #11

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Christian Science Hymnal #a12

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Christian Science Hymnal #aa12

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Christian Science Hymnal #12

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Christian Science Hymnal #12a

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Christian Science Hymnal #12b

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Christian Science Hymnal #12c

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Christian Science Hymnal #12

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Melodies and Hymns for Divine Service in Appleton Chapel #a29

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Plymouth Collection #a18

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #18

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d303

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #18

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The Voice of Praise #295

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