Thy Name We Bless

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Thy name we bless, Lord Jesus

Author: Samuel Prideaux Tregelles
Tune: ST. MICHAELS (55435)
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 Thy name we bless, Lord Jesus,--
That name all names excelling;
How great Thy love, all praise above,
Should ev'ry tongue be telling.
The Father's loving-kindness
In giving Thee was shown us;
Now by Thy blood redeemed to God,
As children He doth own us.

2 From that eternal glory
Thou hadst with God the Father,
He gave His Son that He is one
His children all might gather;
Our sins were all laid on THee,
God's wrath Thou hast endured;
It was for us Thou sufferedst thus,
And hast our peace secured.

3 Thou from the dead was raised--
And from all condemnation
Thy saints are free, as risen in Thee,
Head of the new creation!
On high Thou hast ascended,
To God's right hand in heaven,
The Lamb once slain, alive again,--
To Thee all pow'r is given.

4 Thou hast bestowed the earnest
Of that we shall inherit;
Till Thou shalt come to take us home,
We've sealed by God the Spirit.
We wait for Thine appearing,
When we shall know more fully
The grace divine that made us Thine,
Thou Lamb of God most holy!

Source: A Few Hymns and Some Spiritual Songs. Selected 1856, for the Little Flock. Revised, 1881 #68

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Author: Samuel Prideaux Tregelles

Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux, LL.D., born of a Quaker, was born at Wodehouse Place, Falmouth, Cornwall, Jan. 20 (sometimes dated Jan. 30), 1813, and educated at the Falmouth Grammar School. From 1838 to 1844, he was employed in the Neath Abbey Iron Works. In 1836 he became a private tutor in Falmouth. His deep interest in biblical studies developed in an earnest desire to produce the most perfect edition of the Greek Testament it was possible to publish. The first specimens of his work were published in 1838, and the first instalments of his task for public use, in 1844. His Greek Testament thus begun was published in parts, Pt. vi. appearing in 1872. The work was hindered by his two attacks of paralysis (1861 and 1870); and the Prolegomena h… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Thy name we bless, Lord Jesus
Title:	Thy Name We Bless
Author:	Samuel Prideaux Tregelles
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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ST. MICHAELS (55435)

ST. MICHAEL'S is an anonymous tune first published by William Gawler (b. Lambeth, London, England, 1750; d. London, 1809) in 1789 in his London collection Hymns and Psalms Used at the Asylum for Female Orphans (1785-1789). Gawler was organist at the Asylum of Refuge for French Orphans in Lambeth, th…

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