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Text:Lord of the Hearts of Men
Author:Charles Coffin
Translator (from Latin):James R. Woodford
Tune:GORTON
Arranger:John E. West, 1863-1929
Composer:Beethoven
Media:MIDI file

3716. Lord of the Hearts of Men

1. Lord of the hearts of men,
Thou hast vouchsafed to bless,
From age to age, Thy chosen saints
With fruits of holiness.

2. Here faith, and hope, and love
Reign in sweet bond allied;
There, when this little day is o’er,
Shall love alone abide.

3. O Love, O truth, O light!
Light never to decay!
O rest from thousand labors past!
O endless Sabbath day!

4. Here, amid cares and tears,
Bearing the seed we come;
There, with rejoicing hearts, we bring
Our harvest burdens home.

5. Give, mighty Lord divine,
The fruits Thyself dost love;
Soon shalt Thou, from Thy judgment seat,
Crown Thine own gifts above.

Text Information
First Line: Lord of the hearts of men
Title: Lord of the Hearts of Men
Latin Title: Supreme Motor cordium
Author: Charles Coffin (1736)
Translator (from Latin): James R. Woodford (1863)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: Paris Breviary, 1736
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: GORTON
Composer: Beethoven (arr.)
Arranger: John E. West, 1863-1929
Meter: SM
Incipit: 55566 55551 12233
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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