Our blest Redeemer

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1 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed
his tender, last farewell,
a guide, a Comforter, bequeathed
With us to dwell.

2 He came sweet influence to impart,
a gracious, willing guest,
while he can find one humble heart
wherein to rest.

3 And his that gentle voice we hear,
soft as the breath of even,
that checks each fault, that calms each fear,
and speaks of heaven.

4 And every virtue we possess,
and every conquest won,
and every thought of holiness,
are his alone.

5 Spirit of purity and grace,
our weakness pitying, see:
O make our hearts thy dwelling-place,
and worthier thee.

Source: CPWI Hymnal #291

Author: Harriet Auber

Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criti… Go to person page >

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Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #602

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #307

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #158

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Common Praise #193

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Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New #543

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Complete Mission Praise #548

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CPWI Hymnal #291

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard Edition #151

Hymns and Psalms #312

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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #241a

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Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #241b

Hymns Old and New #410

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #521

Sing Glory #448

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #213

The Baptist Hymnal #200

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The Cyber Hymnal #5448

The Irish Presbyterian Hymbook #476

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #200

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