All-sufficiency of the Gospel

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The Savior [gospel], O what endless charms

Author: Anne Steele
Published in 274 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Choral
	Clap Your Hands!

Instrumental
	JOY TO THE WORLD

Representative Text

1 The Saviour! oh, what endless charms
Dwell in the blissful sound!
Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comfort round,
The almighty Former of the skies
Stooped to our vile abode;
While angels viewed with wondering eyes
And hailed the incarnate God.

2 Oh, the rich depths of love divine!
Of bliss a boundless store!
Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine;
I cannot wish for more.
On thee along my hope relies,
Beneath thy cross I fall;
My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my All!

Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs, ancient and modern for use in the prayer-meeting #147

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Author: Anne Steele

Anne Steele was the daughter of Particular Baptist preacher and timber merchant William Steele. She spent her entire life in Broughton, Hampshire, near the southern coast of England, and devoted much of her time to writing. Some accounts of her life portray her as a lonely, melancholy invalid, but a revival of research in the last decade indicates that she had been more active and social than what was previously thought. She was theologically conversant with Dissenting ministers and "found herself at the centre of a literary circle that included family members from various generations, as well as local literati." She chose a life of singleness to focus on her craft. Before Christmas in 1742, she declined a marriage proposal from contemporar… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The Savior [gospel], O what endless charms
Title:	All-sufficiency of the Gospel
Author:	Anne Steele
Meter:	8.6.8.6
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain