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Day By Day, Dear Lord, of Thee Three Things I Pray

Representative Text

Day by day, dear Lord,
of thee three things I pray;
to see thee more clearly,
to love thee more dearly,
to follow thee more nearly,
day by day.

Source: The Book of Praise #455

Author (attributed to): Richard of Chichester

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Text Information

First Line: Day by day, Dear Lord, of Thee three things I pray
Title: Day By Day, Dear Lord, of Thee Three Things I Pray
Author (attributed to): Richard of Chichester
Meter: 3.8.6.5.6.3
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

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Timeline

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)
Text

Chalice Hymnal #599

Hymnal #569

My Heart Sings Out #33

Text

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #689

Sing and Rejoice! #35

Singing the Faith #444

Songs for Life #221

Text

The Book of Praise #455

Text

The Hymnal 1982 #654

Text

The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #55

Tune Info

The Illustrated Family Hymn Book #36

Audio

The Worshiping Church #535

Include 20 pre-1979 instances
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