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I Love Thy Church

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1 I love your church, O Lord!
Her saints before you stand,
dear as the apple of your eye
and graven on your hand.

2 Beyond my highest joy
I prize her heavenly ways,
her sweet communion, solemn vows,
her hymns of love and praise.

3 I love your church, O God,
the people you have called,
the church our blest Redeemer saved
with his own precious blood.

Source: Lift Up Your Hearts: psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs #247

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Author: Timothy Dwight

Timothy Dwight (b. Northampton, MA, 1752; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1817) was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards who became a Congregationalist pastor, a Revolutionary War army chaplain, a tutor and professor at Yale College, and president of Yale from 1795 to 1817. As president he continued to teach and serve as chaplain and was instrumental in improving both the academic and the spiritual life of the college. Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: I love Thy church, O God
Title: I Love Thy Church
Author: Timothy Dwight
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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