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Praise The Lord, His Glories Show

This hymn is a metrical version of Psalm 150. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in The Spirit of the Psalms, 4th edition corrected and enlarged (1836). It is the first version of Psalm 150 … Continue reading

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Pleasant Are Thy Courts Above

This hymn is a metrical version of Psalm 84. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in The Spirit of the Psalms, 4th edition corrected and enlarged (1836). It is the second version of Psalm 84 … Continue reading

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Our Blest Redeemer, Ere He Breathed

This is the full, original text of this hymn from Spirit of the Psalms (1829): Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathedHis tender last farewell,A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathedWith us to dwell. He came in semblance of a dove,With sheltering wings … Continue reading

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Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven

This hymn is a metrical version of Psalm 103. This is the original text of this hymn as it appears in The Spirit of the Psalms, 4th edition corrected and enlarged (1836). It is the second version of Psalm 103 … Continue reading

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