O Thou Who Hearest

Representative Text

O Thou who hearest every heartfelt prayer,
With Thy rich grace, Lord, all our hearts prepare;
Thou art our life,
Thou art our love and light,
O let this Sabbath hour with Thee be bright!

Amen.


Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #604

Text Information

First Line: O Thou who hearest every heartfelt prayer
Title: O Thou Who Hearest
Meter: 10.10.10.10
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MORECAMBE

MORECAMBE was composed in 1870 by Frederick C. Atkinson (b. Norwich, England, 1841; d. East Dereham, England, 1896) as a setting for Henry Lyte's "Abide with Me" (442). It was first published in G. S. Barrett and E.J. Hopkins's Congregational Church Hymnal (1887). The tune is named for a coastal tow…

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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #604

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