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Speak, Lord, in the Stillness

Speak, Lord, in the stillness

Author: Emily Crawford (1920)
Tune: QUIETUDE (Green)
Published in 38 hymnals

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1 Speak, Lord, in the stillness
speak your word to me;
hushed my heart to listen
in expectancy.

2 Speak, O gracious Master,
in this quiet hour;
let me see your face, Lord,
feel your touch of power.

3 For the words you give me
they are life indeed;
living bread from heaven,
now my spirit feed.

4 Speak, your servant listens,
be not silent, Lord;
let me know your presence;
let your voice be heard.

5 Fill me with the knowledge
of your glorious will;
all your own good pleasure
in my life fulfill.

Source: The Book of Praise #442

Author: Emily Crawford

Emily May Grimes Crawford is described in the author index of the Book of Common Praise (Toronto, 1938) as a Canadian Anglican [as author of "The Master comes! He calls for thee], which she altogether was nor was not. The hymn was first published in London by the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in 1890, before Emily May Grimes had ever left her native England. In 1893, she went to South Africa under CMS sponsorship to work among the Pondo tribe; then, in 1904, she married T.W.W. Crawford, M.D., and went to work with him among the Kikuyu of Kenya. Her career thus far is outlined in Julian (1907), p. 1712. The mission station at which the bride arrived had indeed been started by the CMS, but had been turned over to the newly-formed mission… Go to person page >

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First Line: Speak, Lord, in the stillness
Title: Speak, Lord, in the Stillness
Author: Emily Crawford (1920)
Meter: 6.5.6.5
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5720
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)

Church Family Worship #174

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #624

Complete Mission Praise #608

Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) #253

Hymns of the Christian Life #205

Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #962

Praise! psalms hymns and songs for Christian worship #563

Text

Renew! Songs and Hymns for Blended Worship #96

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Sing Joyfully #157

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The Book of Praise #442

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #5720

The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #273

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The Worshiping Church #585

Include 25 pre-1979 instances
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