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Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling

GALILEAN · 8.7.8.7.D · words Clement C. Moore · music Joseph Barnby

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Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling Thine ful ry own proph un cy, Thy in faith Lord, glo de et's con cree; tongue; fined, read care, life, we Thy of all Thy for Still 2. Thus 1. Lord 3. clar vid cel Mer Warmed Thou, ing ing, ling, praise Word all de pro ex res sen of emb Is hum the Thy the poor heart cho rael ble ling Thee. sung. mind. ev lot make cy the to 'ry of Thy Mer Who, Deignst shar cid dwell row de Warms To With ing, ing, ing ble sor all hum den dif wid gol Thy Thou owns sheaf fu ow Still the the like Thy shalt sive bind; care; light; the Thy Thy love, Beams phan vest through or har Still When As stran plea a ger, sure, tion, and yields all the cre Thee ev ears in by the are in tered qual Thee scat e 'ry be Thy prayer. hind. sight. poor Thee high ev longs hum in be and by the the Screened To So ger, sure tion Heard Of Both 'ry the ble trea sta dan Clement C. Moore, 1906 GALILEAN 8.7.8.7.D Joseph Barnby, 1911
Lord of Life, All Praise Excelling Thine ful ry own proph un cy, Thy in faith Lord, glo de et's con cree; tongue; fined, read care, life, we Thy of all Thy for Still 2. Thus 1. Lord 3. clar vid cel Mer Warmed Thou, ing ing, ling, praise Word all de pro ex res sen of emb Is hum the Thy the poor heart cho rael ble ling Thee. sung. mind. ev lot make cy the to 'ry of Thy Mer Who, Deignst shar cid dwell row de Warms To With ing, ing, ing ble sor all hum den dif wid gol Thy Thou owns sheaf fu ow Still the the like Thy shalt sive bind; care; light; the Thy Thy love, Beams phan vest through or har Still When As stran plea a ger, sure, tion, and yields all the cre Thee ev ears in by the are in tered qual Thee scat e 'ry be Thy prayer. hind. sight. poor Thee high ev longs hum in be and by the the Screened To So ger, sure tion Heard Of Both 'ry the ble trea sta dan Clement C. Moore, 1906 GALILEAN 8.7.8.7.D Joseph Barnby, 1911

1.Lord of life, all praise excelling,
Thou, in glory unconfined,
Deignst to make Thy humble dwelling
With the poor of humble mind.
As Thy love, through all creation,
Beams like Thy diffusive light;
So the high and humble station
Both are equal in Thy sight.

2.Thus Thy care, for all providing,
Warmed Thy faithful prophet's tongue;
Who, the lot of all deciding,
To Thy chosen Israel sung.
When Thy harvest yields Thee pleasure,
Thou the golden sheaf shalt bind;
To the poor belongs the treasure
Of the scattered ears behind.

3.Still we read Thy Word declaring
Mercy, Lord, Thine own decree;
Mercy ev'ry sorrow sharing,
Warms the heart resembling Thee.
Still the orphan and the stranger,
Still the widow owns Thy care;
Screened by Thee in ev'ry danger,
Heard by Thee in ev'ry prayer.

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