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Text:May the Grace of Christ Our Savior
Author:John Newton
Tune:SARDIS
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
Media:MIDI file

4181. May the Grace of Christ Our Savior

1. May the grace of Christ our Savior
And the Father’s boundless love
With the Holy Spirit’s favor,
Rest upon us from above.

2. Thus may we abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.

Text Information
First Line: May the grace of Christ our Savior
Title: May the Grace of Christ Our Savior
Author: John Newton (1779)
Meter: 87.87
Language: English
Source: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Al­ter­nate tunes: PETERSEN, (Halle, Ger­ma­ny: 1697); har­mo­ny by Charles Wood, 1910; STOCKWELL, Dar­i­us E. Jones, 1850
Tune Information
Name: SARDIS
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 (arr.)
Meter: 87.87
Incipit: 17123 54323 33654
Key: f minor
Source: Romance for Violin, Opus 40, number 1
Copyright: Public Domain



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