“Remove my veils, Lord” here in Hymn 426 and “Remove my covering, Lord” in Hymn 426 are synonomous

To remove in Hymn 426 is by prayer. To remove in Hymn 1220 is by the power by entering the one new man, the local church! Who would not be empowered to see five persons with five different backgrounds coming together as one new man! Glory to God, Hallelujah!

“Acts 13:1   Now there were in Antioch, in the local church, prophets and teachers: Barnabas and Simeon, who was called Niger, and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen, the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. ”

“For this I pray”. “Remove my covering, Lord! ” Pray removes the covering. To me, how true!

Every dark part of our being has to be touched by the divine light.

The only way for us to enjoy Christ is in the light (Col. 1:12); God is light, and in Him, there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5).

Lord, make us those who are in the light, walk in the light, and live in the light. We want to be here, in the light of Your presence, to enjoy Your riches and be in fellowship with You and with one another.

Praise the Lord! Light is simply the presence of God. Hallelujah 😀

William Howard Doane, writer of the music to this hymn, was born in Preston, Connecticut, February 3, 1831. He studied at Woodstock Academy, and afterwards acquired a musical education where he earned a Doctorate of Music at Denison University in 1875. He had an engineering and mechanical gift as well as a musical one, and patented more than 70 inventions. For several years, he was engaged with manufacturing both as employee and manager, but his interest for song-worship, Sunday-school and church work, never abated. Doane is better known as a choir trainer and composer of some of the best modern devotional tunes. His home was in Cincinnati Ohio. He passed away in 1915 at the age of 84.

He worked with Fanny Crosby for many years composing the music for many of her hymns.

Amen! Remove my covering Lord! I really received a supply of grace from this hymn today.

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

Entering into the enjoyment of this hymn beings me into such an abiding appreciation of the Lord's saving grace.

I long to be unveiled,

In everything made clear,

No more to be deceived

Or to my pride adhere.

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

Remove my covering, Lord,

That I may see Thy light,

And be deceived no more,

But all things see aright.

Chorus

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

2 I hardly know myself;

Deceived so much by pride,

I often think I’m right

And am self-satisfied.

3 I know Thee even less;

In doctrine, shallowly;

True revelation lack

Of Thy reality.

4 As for Thy life within,

In darkness I mistake-

If spirit or the flesh,

One for the other take.

5 As for Thy way, O Lord,

I often am not clear;

I toward seclusion tend

And from the pathway veer.

6 As for Thy will for me,

I do not know it well;

I substitute my own

And often would rebel.

7 As for the church, I need

Thy revelation more,

The Body-life to know,

Thy wisdom to explore.

8 I long to be unveiled,

In everything made clear,

No more to be deceived

Or to my pride adhere.

Oh, may Thy living light, Lord,

Scatter all my night, Lord,

And everything make bright, Lord,

For this I pray to Thee.

I wanna say I love this version although the other may be better. They both make me calm and make me remember those days in the States.