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O Worship the Lord

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.

16 words changed · 1 stanza only in SDA Hymnal #6 · tune Southampton → Wareham

Verse 1

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him; the Lord is His name.

Verse 1

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness;
Bow down before Him, His glory proclaim;
With gold of obedience, and incense of lowliness,
Kneel and adore Him; the Lord is His name.

Not in this version

Verse 2

Low at His feet lay thy burden of carefulness,
High on His heart He will bear it for thee,

Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness,

Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be.

Verse 2

Low at His feet lay thy burden
Of carefulness,
Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayer- These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.

Verse 3

Fear not to enter His courts in the slenderness
Of the poor wealth thou wouldst reckon as thine;
Truth in its beauty, and love in its tenderness,
These are the offerings to lay on His shrine.

Verse 3

These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
He will accept for the name that is dear;
Mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,
Trust for our trembling and hope for our fear.

Verse 4

These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,
He will accept for the name that is dear;
Mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,
Trust for our trembling and hope for our fear.