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Author: Lydia W. Baldwin Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O Christ divine, uplift my sight Lyrics: 1 O Christ divine, uplift my sight, That I my nobler self may see; Give strength to the clear, inner light In which my soul doth worship Thee! The "still small voice" I wait to hear, Thrill deep the silence, sweet and clear. 2 Attune my feeble, wandering thought, That eager service it may yield; On ever swifter pinions brought, To labor in a vaster field; To all humanity I’d bring The treasure of Thy love, my king! 3 Refine and elevate my faith To feel Thee in the smallest things; O Love supreme! what finite breath Speaks joy that from Thy great heart springs; This heavenly river of delight Flows not beyond our inner sight. 4 I crave the largeness of Thy peace, Which comforteth our earthly state; One note to sound and never cease, One will to do, early and late; Give me, dear Lord, swift eagerness, My lowly, common way to bless. Used With Tune: BROWNWELL Text Sources: Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy (Jackson, Minn.: Pluma M. Brown, 1897)

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BROWNELL

Appears in 62 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Haydn Incipit: 53511 72524 43513 Used With Text: A Plea for Service

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O Christ Divine, uplift my sight

Author: Lydia W. Baldwin Hymnal: Hymns of Devotion #d135 (1928)

A Plea For Service

Author: Lydia W. Baldwin Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8263 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 First Line: O Christ divine, uplift my sight Lyrics: 1 O Christ divine, uplift my sight, That I my nobler self may see; Give strength to the clear, inner light In which my soul doth worship Thee! The "still small voice" I wait to hear, Thrill deep the silence, sweet and clear. 2 Attune my feeble, wandering thought, That eager service it may yield; On ever swifter pinions brought, To labor in a vaster field; To all humanity I’d bring The treasure of Thy love, my king! 3 Refine and elevate my faith To feel Thee in the smallest things; O Love supreme! what finite breath Speaks joy that from Thy great heart springs; This heavenly river of delight Flows not beyond our inner sight. 4 I crave the largeness of Thy peace, Which comforteth our earthly state; One note to sound and never cease, One will to do, early and late; Give me, dear Lord, swift eagerness, My lowly, common way to bless. Languages: English Tune Title: BROWNWELL

A Plea for Service

Author: Lydia Wood Baldwin Hymnal: Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #412 (1897) First Line: O Christ Divine, uplift my sight Languages: English Tune Title: BROWNELL

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Joseph Haydn

1732 - 1809 Person Name: Franz Joseph Haydn, 1732-1809 Composer of "BROWNWELL" in The Cyber Hymnal Franz Joseph Haydn (b. Rohrau, Austria, 1732; d. Vienna, Austria, 1809) Haydn's life was relatively uneventful, but his artistic legacy was truly astounding. He began his musical career as a choirboy in St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna, spent some years in that city making a precarious living as a music teacher and composer, and then served as music director for the Esterhazy family from 1761 to 1790. Haydn became a most productive and widely respected composer of symphonies, chamber music, and piano sonatas. In his retirement years he took two extended tours to England, which resulted in his "London" symphonies and (because of G. F. Handel's influence) in oratorios. Haydn's church music includes six great Masses and a few original hymn tunes. Hymnal editors have also arranged hymn tunes from various themes in Haydn's music. Bert Polman