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Blest Father of glory, we worship:
Thy greatness surpasses our praise;
We bless Thee Thy Spirit within us
Gives pow'r to these heavenly lays.
Thy greatness surpasses our praise;
We bless Thee Thy Spirit within us
Gives pow'r to these heavenly lays.
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We think of the Man in Thy presence,
Set down there, exalted as Head;
Once raised by the might of Thy power,
When numbered along with the dead.
Set down there, exalted as Head;
Once raised by the might of Thy power,
When numbered along with the dead.
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We think of the glory that chose us,
'Twas Thine, blessed Father, the Source;
The glory of love that redeemed us
Through Jesus, the Man of Thy choice.
'Twas Thine, blessed Father, the Source;
The glory of love that redeemed us
Through Jesus, the Man of Thy choice.
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As marked out beforehand for sonship,
We praise now the glory of grace
And bow in Thy presence and worship,
As conscious, in Christ, of our place.
We praise now the glory of grace
And bow in Thy presence and worship,
As conscious, in Christ, of our place.
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Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Edward Arthur is a pseudonym for David Evans. (hymnary. org)
David Evans (b. Resolven, Glamorganshire February 6, 1874; d. May 17, 1948, Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales) was an important leader in Welch Church music.
Evans was a Welsh musician, scholar and composer. He worked the coal industry as a teenager but music was his primary interest. He won a music scholarship and became a pupil of Joseph Parry—a Welsh composer and musician and the first one to receive a Bachelor and Doctor’s degree in music from the University of Cambridge.
Evans entered the University of Wales Cardiff, in 1895. He went on to become an organist and choirmaster of Jewin Street Welsh Presbyterian Church, in London. He succeeded Joseph Perry, his former teacher in the music Department of Cadiff where he was appointed a professor in 1908. He was also the music editor of “The Church Hymnary, ” 1927.
Evans conducted the well-known Welsh singing festival (Cymafa Ganu) originated by John Roberts.
John Roberts was a teacher, editor, minister, journalist, lecturer, poet, composer, and conductor, traveling all over South Wales. In 1859 he set up a coral union in Aberdare, the center South Wales coal field. He was an imaginative teacher and created methods of improving Welsh choral singing. He was also an accomplished musician, conducting music festivals and service as judge at the National Eisteddfod—a competitive festival of music and poetry. Like many others Roberts was also a fervent Nonconformist from whom singing was an expression of a pure and Godly way of life.
As marked out beforehand for sonship,
We praise now the glory of grace
And bow in Thy presence and worship,
As conscious, in Christ, of our place.
Beijing
We think of the glory that chose us,
’Twas Thine, blessed Father, the Source; The glory of love that redeemed us! Through Jesus, the Man of Thy choice.
感谢主的拣选！
Grangemouth, United Kingdom
Note that the Lyrics are designated as 'Unknown'. In fact, they were written by a Mr BM Deck, published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs for the Little Flock, 1962.