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O for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace.
My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace.
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My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy name.
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy name.
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Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
'Tis life, and health, and peace.
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
'Tis life, and health, and peace.
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His love my heart has captive made,
His captive would I be,
For He was bound, and scourged and died,
My captive soul to free.
His captive would I be,
For He was bound, and scourged and died,
My captive soul to free.
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He breaks the power of canceled sin,
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean;
His blood availed for me.
He sets the prisoner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean;
His blood availed for me.
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So now Thy blessed Name I love,
Thy will would e'er be mine.
Had I a thousand hearts to give,
My Lord, they all were Thine!
Thy will would e'er be mine.
Had I a thousand hearts to give,
My Lord, they all were Thine!
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Miami, Florida, United States
Such a beautiful song & melody with such a profound meaning! I grew up on it & it yet remains very dear to me.
Accra, Ghana
This song takes away any burden of a sort ...
Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
A beautiful beautiful song. It echoes & reiterates the riches of redemption in Christ as the scriptures teach.
It captures our redemption by grace & our responsibility of proclaiming the eternal triumph of that great Shepherd of the sheep to the world. Oh! how lovely our Saviour is; He has redeemed the world to Himself, O that the world receives His redemption
Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria
I just sang it now and one of the one you said has been removed out of nineteen stanza is the one I love: 'i felt my Lord atoning blood close to my soul applied
Me, me he loved the son of God, for me for me he died.
United States
“O For a Thousand Tongues” was written in 1749 on the eleventh anniversary of Charles Wesley’s own conversion experience. It is believed that it may have been inspired by a remark Peter Bohler, a Moravian leader, who exclaimed, “Had I a thousand tongues, I would praise Christ Jesus with all of them. ” The hymn originally had nineteen stanzas and when first published was titled, “For the Anniversary Day of One’s Conversion. ” Most of the verses no longer used deal with Wesley’s conversion experiences. For example:
“I felt my Lord’s atoning blood close to my soul applied
Me, me He loved—the Son of God—for me, for me, He died. ”
Pompano Beach, Florida, United States
My husband and I just sang this hymn together sitting in our backyard doing our evening devotions. We choose to sing our great Redeemer’s praise in the midst of this worldwide covid-19 situation!
Kent, United Kingdom
JESUS... the name above all names!
Highly inspiring hymn. O for a thousand tongues to sing my redeemer praise.... 🎶👑🎵🎶🎵🎼
Harare, Zimbabwe
beautiful hymn
Lakeland, Florida, United States
Love this song!!
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom
I love this hymn, always fills my heart with joy anytime I sing. Thank you for making all the verses handy online, now I can sing joyfully remembering all the words.
Good work done Kudos