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Text:When, gracious Lord, when shall it be
Author:Charles Wesley
Tune:WELTON
Composer:C. H. A. Malan

576. When, gracious Lord, when shall it be

1 When, gracious Lord, when shall it be
That I shall find my all in thee?
The fullness of thy promise prove,
The seal of thine eternal love?

2 Ah! wherefore did I ever doubt?
Thou wilt in no wise cast me out,
A helpless soul that comes to thee
With only sin and misery.

3 Lord, I am blind; be thou my sight:
Lord, I am weak; be thou my might:
A helper of the helpless be,
And let me find my all in thee.

Text Information
First Line: When, gracious Lord, when shall it be
Author: Charles Wesley
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented
Tune Information
Name: WELTON
Composer: C. H. A. Malan
Meter: L. M.
Key: B♭ Major
Notes: Alternate tunes: #136, 624, or 51.



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