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Text:Holiness
Author:John Needham
Tune:ELIZABETHTOWN
Composer:Geo. Kingsley

171. Holiness

1 Holy and reverend is the name
Of our eternal King,
Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry;
Thrice holy! let us sing.

2 The deepest reverence of the mind,
Pay, O my soul! to God;
Lift with thy hands a holy heart
To his sublime abode.

3 With sacred awe pronounce his name,
Whom words nor thoughts can reach;
A broken heart shall please him more
Than the best forms of speech.

4 Thou holy God! preserve our souls
From all pollution free;
The pure in heart are thy delight,
And they thy face shall see.

Text Information
First Line: Holy and reverend is the name
Title: Holiness
Author: John Needham
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture:
Topic: God: The Father
Tune Information
Name: ELIZABETHTOWN
Composer: Geo. Kingsley
Meter: C. M.
Key: E♭ Major



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