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O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell

Author: G. Phillimore Appears in 13 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell, How at Thy word were loosed the bands of hell; How Thy pure touch removed the leprous stain, And the polluted flesh grew clean again? 2 O wash our hearts, restore the contrite soul, Stretch forth Thy healing hand, and make us whole; O bend our stubborn knees to kneel to Thee, Speak but the word and we once more are free. 3 Yea, Lord, we claim the promise of Thy love, Thy love, which can all guilt, all pain remove; Nigh to our souls Thy great salvation bring, Then sickness hath no pang, and death no sting. 4 We hail this pledge in all Thy deeds of grace, As once disease and sorrow fled Thy face, So when that face again unveiled we see, Sickness, and tears, and death no more shall be. 5 Then grant us strength to pray, "Thy kingdom come," When we shall know Thee in Thy Father's home, And at Thy great Epiphany adore The co-eternal Godhead evermore. Topics: The Church Year Third Sunday after Epiphany; The Church Year Third Sunday after Epiphany; Holy Ghost Our Comforter Used With Tune: [O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell]

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CHILTON FOLIAT

Appears in 15 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: G. C. Martin Incipit: 51534 55671 23275 Used With Text: O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell

DALKEITH

Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 46 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Hewlett Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 53211 23543 33311 Used With Text: O Lord Of Health And Life

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O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell

Author: G. Phillimore Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #235 (1913) Lyrics: 1 O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell, How at Thy word were loosed the bands of hell; How Thy pure touch removed the leprous stain, And the polluted flesh grew clean again? 2 O wash our hearts, restore the contrite soul, Stretch forth Thy healing hand, and make us whole; O bend our stubborn knees to kneel to Thee, Speak but the word and we once more are free. 3 Yea, Lord, we claim the promise of Thy love, Thy love, which can all guilt, all pain remove; Nigh to our souls Thy great salvation bring, Then sickness hath no pang, and death no sting. 4 We hail this pledge in all Thy deeds of grace, As once disease and sorrow fled Thy face, So when that face again unveiled we see, Sickness, and tears, and death no more shall be. 5 Then grant us strength to pray, "Thy kingdom come," When we shall know Thee in Thy Father's home, And at Thy great Epiphany adore The co-eternal Godhead evermore. Topics: The Church Year Third Sunday after Epiphany; The Church Year Third Sunday after Epiphany; Holy Ghost Our Comforter Tune Title: [O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell]

O Lord Of Health And Life

Author: Greville Phillimore Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12656 Meter: 10.10.10.10 First Line: O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell Lyrics: 1 O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell How at Thy word were loosed the bands of hell; How Thy pure touch removed the leprous stain, And the polluted flesh grew clean again? 2 O! wash our hearts, restore the contrite soul, Stretch forth Thy healing hand, and make us whole; O! bend the stubborn knees to kneel to Thee; Speak but the word, and we once more are free. 3 Yea, Lord, we claim the promise of Thy love, Thy love, which can all guilt, all pain remove; Nigh to our souls Thy great salvation bring, Then sickness hath no pang, and death no sting. 4 We hail this pledge in all Thy deeds of grace; As once disease and sorrow fled Thy face, So, when that face again unveiled we see, Sickness and tears and death no more shall be. 5 Then grant us strength to pray, "Thy kingdom come," When we shall know Thee in Thy Father’s home, And at Thy great epiphany adore The co-eternal Godhead evermore. Languages: English Tune Title: DALKEITH

O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell

Author: Greville Phillimore Hymnal: Hymn Tunes and Carols #70 (1908) Languages: English Tune Title: CHILTON FOLIAT

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Thomas Hewlett

1845 - 1874 Person Name: T. Hewlett, 1845—74 Composer of "[O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell]" in The Lutheran Hymnary Born: March 16, 1845, Oxford, England. Died: April 10, 1874. Son of Thomas Hewlett, Thomas studied under Leighton Hayne, and earned his BMus degree from Oxford. He played the organ for the Duke of Buccleuch (1865-71); St. Peter’s Church, Edinburgh (1868-69); St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Edinburgh; and Newington Parish Church, Edinburgh (1873-74). --www.hymntime.com/tch

Greville Phillimore

1821 - 1884 Person Name: G. Phillimore Author of "O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell" in The Lutheran Hymnary Phillimore, Greville, M.A., was born in 1821 and educated at Westminster, the Charterhouse, and Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1842). Taking Holy Orders in 1843, he became Vicar of Downe-Ampney, Cricklade, Gloucestershire, in 1851, Rector of Henley-on-Thames, 1867, and of Ewelme, 1883. He died Jan. 20, 1884. His Parochial Sermons were pu.lished in 1856. He was joint editor with H. W. Beadon and J. R. Woodford (afterwards Bishop of Ely) of The Parish Hymn Book, 1863 (195 hymns), and the enlarged edition, 1875 (274 hymns). The first edition of this collection was one of the first hymn-books which gave Dr. Neale's translations of Greek hymns for congregational use. To the 1863 edition Mr. Phillimore contributed the following hymns, several of which have been repeated in other collections:— 1. Christ, through grief and toil we come. Epiphany. 2. Darkly frowns the eastern sky. Good Friday Evening and Easter Eve. 3. Every morning they are new. 4. Lonely in her virgin home. Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 5. 0 fear not, little flock. Security of the Church in Christ. 6. 0 God, before the sun's bright beams. Morning. 7. 0 God, the weary path of life. Public Worship. 8. 0 Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell. Epiphany. 9. Peace be in the house of death. Evening, or Anticipation of Death. 10. Saul, why such furious hate, such blinded zeal? Conversion of St. Paul. 11. Thou art gone up on high, Why gaze they, &c. Ascension. In addition some of Mr. Phillimore's translations from the Latin were given in the 1863 edition of the Parish Hymn Book; and other original hymns which are annotated under their respective first lines. His hymn forSaints Days, "O Lord of glory, King of saints," was included in the 1875 edition of that collection. Phillimore's Sermons and Hymns. were published in 1884. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)