Whiter Than Snow

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Come, my Redeemer, come, and deign to dwell with me

Author: Andrew Reed
Published in 67 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Come, my Redeemer, come,
And deign to dwell with me;
Come, and Thy right assume,
And bid Thy rivals flee.

Chorus:
Come, my Redeemer, quickly come,
And make my heart Thy lasting home;
Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,
And I shall be whiter than snow.
Whiter than snow,
Whiter than snow,
Wash me in the blood of the Lamb,
And I shall be whiter than snow.

2 Exert Thy mighty pow’r,
And banish all my sin;
In this auspicious hour,
bring all Thy graces in. [Chorus]

3 Rule Thou in ev’ry tho’t
And passion of my soul,
Till all my powers are bro’t
Beneath Thy full control. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 3 #132

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Author: Andrew Reed

Reed, Andrew, D.D., son of Andrew Reed, was born in London on Nov. 27, 1787, and educated for the Congregational Ministry at Hackney College, London. He was first the pastor of the New Road Chapel, St. George's-in-the-East, and then of the Wycliffe Chapel, which was built through his exertions in 1830. His degree was conferred by Yule College, America. He died Feb. 25, 1862. As the founder of "The London Orphan Asylum," "The Asylum for Fatherless Children," “The Asylum for Idiots” "The Infant Orphan Asylum," and "The Hospital for Incurables," Dr. Reed is more fully known, and will be longer remembered than by his literary publications. His Hymn Book was the growth of years. The preparation began in 1817, when he published a Supplement… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Come, my Redeemer, come, and deign to dwell with me
Title:	Whiter Than Snow
Author:	Andrew Reed
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Come, my redeemer, quickly come
Copyright:	Public Domain

Psalm 51:7
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Tune

[Come, my Redeemer, come] (Hoffman)

[When storms around are sweeping] (Plötz)

This tune is misattributed to Johanna Kinkel. She was a musician who composed a tune to her husband's (Johann Gottfried Kinkel) poem, "Des Lehnsmanns Abschied" or "Ritters Abschied", first line: "Weh dass wir scheiden müssen." Otto Plötz also composed a tune to this poem in 1859. Plötz's tune is…

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LENOX (Edson)

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