With Reverence Let the Saints Appear
The same words as 3 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
25 words changed · 2 stanzas only in Hymns and Tunes 1876 #18 · 2 stanzas only in Church Hymnal #4
Verse 1
WITH our ears we this night appear,
And bow before the Lord; ;
His high commands with reverence hear,
And tremble at His word.
Verse 1
With reverence let the saints appear
And bow before the Lord;
His high commands with reverence hear,
And tremble at His word.
Verse 2
How terrible Thy glories are !How bright thy beauties shine !We are too foul for thee so fair,
Or truth compared with Thine? !
Verse 2
How terrible Thy glories be!
How bright Thine armies shine!
Where is the power that vies with Thee,
Or truth compared with Thine?
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Verse 3
The northern pole and southern rest
On Thy supporting hand;
Darkness and day, from east to west,
Move round at Thy command.
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Verse 4
Thy words the raging winds control,
And rule the boisterous deep;
Thou mak'st the sleeping billows roll,
The rolling billows sleep.
Verse 3
Still, all ye ransomed of the Lord,
Your great Deliverer sing ;
Yea, let his praise fill every word,
Be joyful in your King.
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Verse 4
O Jesus, Lord of earth and heaven,
Our life and joy, to thee
Do we lift up our souls, by grace given
Through all eternity.
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