Put Forth, O God, Thy Spirit's Might

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Put forth O God Thy spirit's might

Author: Howard Chandler Robbins (1937)
Published in 17 hymnals

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1 Put forth, O God, thy Spirit's might
and bid thy church increase,
in breadth and length, in depth and height,
her unity and peace.

2 Let works of darkness disappear
before thy conquering light;
let hatred and tormenting fear
pass with the passing night.

3 Let what apostles learned of thee
be ours from age to age;
their steadfast faith, our unity,
their peace our heritage.

4 O Judge divine of human strife!
O Vanquisher of pain!
To know thee is eternal life,
to serve thee is to reign.

Source: CPWI Hymnal #341

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First Line:	Put forth O God Thy spirit's might
Title:	Put Forth, O God, Thy Spirit's Might
Author:	Howard Chandler Robbins (1937)
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English

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DUNDEE (Ravenscroft)

DUNDEE first appeared in the 1615 edition of the Scottish Psalter published in Edinburgh by Andro Hart. Called a "French" tune (thus it also goes by the name of FRENCH), DUNDEE was one of that hymnal's twelve "common tunes"; that is, it was not associated with a specific psalm. In the Psalter Hymnal…

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CHELSEA SQUARE

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