Almighty Father, bless the word
The same words as 2 hymnals printed them. Pick two versions to see every change between them: words added, dropped or altered, and verses left out.
1 word changed · 2 stanzas only in Hymns and Tunes 1876 #4
Verse 1
Almighty Father, bless the word
Which through thy grace we now have heard;Oh! may the precious seed take root,
Spring up and bear abundant fruit.
Verse 1
Almighty Father, bless the word
Which through thy grace we now have heard;
O may the precious seed take root,
Spring up and bear abundant fruit.
Verse 2
We praise thee for the means of grace,
Thus in thy courts to seek thy face;
Grant, Lord, that we who worship here
May all, at length, in heaven appear.
Verse 2
We praise thee for the means of grace,
Thus in thy courts to seek thy face;
Grant, Lord, that we who worship here
May all, at length, in heaven appear.
Verse 3
We praise thee for the means of grace, Thus in thy courts to seek thy face; Grant, Lord, that we who worship here, May all, at length, in Heaven appear.
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Verse 4
In the provisions of thy house We still shall find a sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows, And brings salvation to our taste.
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