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203. O could I speak the matchless worth

1 O could I speak the matchless worth,
O could I sound the glories forth
Which in my Saviour shine,
I'd sing His glorious righteousness,
And magnify the wondrous grace
Which made salvation mine,
Which made salvation mine.

2 I'd sing the characters He bears,
And all the forms of love He wears,
Exalted on His throne:
In loftiest songs of sweetest praise,
I would to everlasting days
Make all His glories known,
Make all His glories known.

3 Soon, the delightful day will come
When my dear Lord will bring me home,
And I shall see His face;
Then with my Saviour, Brother, Friend,
A blest eternity I'll spend,
Triumphant in His grace,
Triumphant in His grace.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O could I speak the matchless worth
Author: Rev. Samuel Medley (1789)
Meter: 8. 8. 6. 8. 8. 6.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: Jesus Christ the Lord: Praise to Christ the Lord; Adoration; Christ: Beauty of (2 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ARIEL
Composer: Mozart
Arranger: Lowell Mason (1836)
Meter: 8. 8. 6. 8. 8. 6.
Key: D Major
Notes: Arr. from Mozart by Lowell Mason, 1836



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