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Text:Behold We Come, Dear Lord, to Thee
Author:John Austin, 1613-1669
Tune:THIS ENDRIS NYGHT
Arranger: Lowell Mason
Composer:Anonymous
Media:MIDI file

695. Behold We Come, Dear Lord, to Thee

1. Behold we come, dear Lord, to Thee,
And bow before Thy throne;
We come to offer on our knee
Our vows to Thee alone.

2. Whate’er we have, whate’er we are,
Thy bounty freely gave;
Thou dost here in mercy spare,
And wilt hereafter save.

3. Come then, my soul, bring all thy powers,
And grieve thou hast no more;
Bring every day thy choicest hours,
And thy great God adore.

4. But, above all, prepare thy heart,
On this His own blest day;
In its sweet task to bear thy part,
And sing, and love, and pray.

Text Information
First Line: Behold we come, dear Lord, to Thee
Title: Behold We Come, Dear Lord, to Thee
Author: John Austin, 1613-1669
Meter: CM
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: EVAN, William H. Havergal, 1847
Tune Information
Name: THIS ENDRIS NYGHT
Composer: Anonymous (15th Century)
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1850)
Meter: CM
Incipit: 13455 67655 17654
Key: D Major
Source: 15th century English carol
Copyright: Public Domain



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