LITANY (Cornell)

Composer: John Henry Cornell (1828-)

An or­gan­ist for St. Paul’s Cha­pel, Trin­i­ty Church, Cor­nell com­piled the Con­gre­ga­tion­al Tune Book in 1872. --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: LITANY (Cornell)
Composer: John Henry Cornell (1828-) (1872)
Meter: 7.7.7.7 D
Incipit: 33322 22215 54323
Key: e minor
Copyright: Public Domain

Texts

Savior, When in Dust to Thee

Father, when in love to Thee
Low we bow the adoring knee,
When repentant to the skies
Scarcely do we lift our eyes.
Then, O hear us as we plead
For Thy help in time of need;
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear, forgive us when we cry.

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