يا رب طفل قد أتاك

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1 يا ربنا طفلٌ أتاك
رجاء وعد يُمتَلكْ
فاكتب له اسماً في سماك
لكي يكون الدهرَ لكْ

2 اغسلهُ من كل الذنوب
واجعله ذا قلب جديدْ
أنت على سَتر العيوب
تقدر إن كنت تريدْ

3 لا نبتغي مجدَ الرُّتَبْ
له ولا المالَ الجسيمْ
لكن خُلاصةُ الطلبْ
أن يكرمَ اسمكَ العظيمْ

4 بحسن إيمان دخلْ
يروم حفظَك الأمينْ
وعند أقدام الحملْ
مُلقىً فيا نِعمَ المعينْ


Source: نظم المرامير #425

Translator: ناصيف اليازجي

Nasif al-Yaziji (March 25, 1800 – February 8, 1871) was a Lebanese author at the times of the Ottoman Empire and father of Ibrahim al-Yaziji. He was one of the leading figures in the Nahda movement. We was a poet, wrote and translated many hymns, and helped in translating the complete Bible into Arabic. ناصيف بن عبد الله بن جنبلاط بن سعد اليازجي (25 مارس 1800 - 8 فبراير 1871)، أديب وشاعر لبناني ولد في قرية كفر شيما، من قرى الساحل اللبناني في 25 آذار سنة 1800 م في أسرة اليازجي التي نبغ كثير من أفرادها في الفكر والأدب، وأصله من حمص. لعب دورا كبيرا في إعاد… Go to person page >

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 >

Text Information

First Line: يا رب طفل قد أتاك
English Title: O Lord, Encouraged By Thy Grace
Translator: ناصيف اليازجي
Author: Anne Steele
Place of Origin: Lebanon
Language: Arabic
Publication Date: 1873
Copyright: This text is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before 1929.

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UXBRIDGE (Mason)


HAMBURG

Lowell Mason (PHH 96) composed HAMBURG (named after the German city) in 1824. The tune was published in the 1825 edition of Mason's Handel and Haydn Society Collection of Church Music. Mason indicated that the tune was based on a chant in the first Gregorian tone. HAMBURG is a very simple tune with…

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[Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer] (Bradbury)


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