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Text:Lord, This Day Thy Children Meet
Author:William H. How
Tune:SEYMOUR
Composer:Carl M. von Weber
Media:MIDI file

4040. Lord, This Day Thy Children Meet

1. Lord, this day Thy children meet
In Thy house, with willing feet;
Unto Thee this day they raise
Grateful hearts in hymns of praise.

2. Not alone the day of rest
With Thy worship shall be blest;
In our pleasure and our glee,
Lord, we would remember Thee.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, this day Thy children meet
Title: Lord, This Day Thy Children Meet
Author: William H. How (1864)
Meter: 77.77
Language: English
Source: Psalms and Hymns, enlarged, 1864
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SEYMOUR
Composer: Carl M. von Weber (1826)
Meter: 77.77
Incipit: 32436 53233 33471
Key: F Major
Source: From the op­era Ober­on, by Carl M. von We­ber, 1826
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Henry W. Greatorex published it as a hymn tune in 1851.



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