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Text:Be Thou Supreme
Author:J. Temperley Grey
Tune:REDCLIFFE
Composer:Phyllis Skene
Media:MIDI file

674. Be Thou Supreme

1. Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,
Nor creed, nor form, nor word,
Nor holy church, nor human love,
Compare with Thee, my Lord.

2. Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,
Thy love has conquered me;
Beneath Thy cross I die to self,
And live alone to Thee.

3. Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,
My inmost being fill;
So shall I think as Thou dost think,
And will as Thou dost will.

4. Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,
Thy life transfigure mine;
And through this veil of mortal flesh,
Lord, let Thy splendors shine.

5. Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,
My soul exults in Thee;
To be Thy slave, to do Thy will,
Is my felicity.

Text Information
First Line: Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ
Title: Be Thou Supreme
Author: J. Temperley Grey
Meter: CM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: REDCLIFFE
Composer: Phyllis Skene (ca. 1902)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 55117 65554 33267
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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