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Through Good Report And Evil, Lord

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in an 1869 edition of Hymns of Faith and Hope, Third Series (1866) where it is listed under the heading “We Follow Thee”: Through good report and evil, Lord,Still … Continue reading

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The Church Has Waited Long

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in The Bible Hymn Book (1845): The Church has waited longHer absent Lord to see;And still in loneliness she waits,A friendless stranger she.Age after age has gone,Sun after sun … Continue reading

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O Everlasting Light

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed under General Hymns: O everlasting Light,Giver of dawn and day,Dispeller of the ancient nightIn which Creation lay; O everlasting Health,From which all … Continue reading

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I See The Crowd In Pilate’s Hall

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in an 1860 edition of Hymns of Faith and Hope (1857) where it is listed under the header ‘Twas I That Did It: I see the crowd in Pilate’s … Continue reading

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Far Down The Ages Now

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed under General Hymns: Far down the ages now,Her journey well-nigh done,The pilgrim Church pursues her way,In haste to reach her crown. No … Continue reading

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Come, Lord, And Tarry Not

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in Church Hymns (1871) where it is listed under General Hymns: Come, Lord, and tarry not;Bring the long-looked-for day!Oh! why these years of waiting here,These ages of delay? Come, for … Continue reading

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I Lay My Sins On Jesus

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in an 1860 edition of Bonar’s Hymns of Faith and Hope where it is listed under the header “The Substitute.” This text appears with no substantial differences in The English … Continue reading

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Go Labour On; Spend, And Be Spent

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in The English Hymnal (1906) where it is listed under hymns for Church work: Go, labour on; spend, and be spent, Thy joy to do the Father’s will; It is … Continue reading

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Thy Way, Not Mine, O Lord

This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in an 1860 edition of Hymns of Faith and Hope, First Series (1857) where it is listed under the heading “Thy Way, Not Mine”: Thy way, not mine, O … Continue reading

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A Few More Years Shall Roll

This is the text of this hymn as it appears in The English Hymnal (1906) where it is listed under General Hymns: A few more years shall roll,A few more seasons come,And we shall be with those that restIn peace … Continue reading

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