O, dear and blessed Jesus

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O, dear and blessed Jesus

Author: Julia C. Cory
Tune: [O, dear and blessed Jesus]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 O, dear and blessed Jesus,
We come with songs of praise,
Our thankful hearts and voices,
To Thee we gladly raise;
Tho' Thou art high and holy,
'Mid angels bright above,
Yet we on earth so lowly,
May reach Thee with our love.

Chorus:
We come, we come,
We come with songs of praise:
We come, today,
We come with songs of praise.

2 For Thou in Thy compassion,
Did'st leave Thy heavenly home,
And did'st in Bethlehem's manger
A little child become;
Did'st live a life of sorrow,
And die a death of shame,
That Thou might'st give salvation
To all who trust Thy name. [Chorus]

3 O, dear and blessed Jesus,
Accept our loving song,
As we now come to praise thee
A thankful happy throng; [Chorus]

4 As we recount the story,
We wonder and adore,
Oh! may we sing thy glory,
Both now and evermore. [Chorus]

Source: The Jewel: a selection of hymns and tunes for the Sabbath school, designed as a supplement to "The Gem" #69

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Author: Julia C. Cory

Julia C. Cory (Julia Buckley Cady Cory) was born in New York, NY in 1882. She was the daughter of a prominent New York architect, J. Cleveland Cady. Her father was also a Sunday school superintendent and amateur hymnologist. Partly because of his influence Julia began to write hymns at an early age. She was a member of the Brick Presbyterian Church. She married Robert Haskell Cory in 1911 and was a member of the Presbyterian Church in Englewood, NJ for all of her married life. She was a member of the Hymn Society that met in New York City all her adult life and died in Englewood, NJ in 1963. She raised 3 sons and they had 15 grandchildren. Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1998 and D. Lincoln Cory Go to person page >

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