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O Lord, our hearts would give Thee praise, Ere now our school we end

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O Lord, our hearts would give Thee praise, Ere now our school we end

Tune: ST. AGNES (Dykes)
Published in 27 hymnals

Piano/Organ
	Songs of the Saints for Organ

Representative Text

1 O Lord, our hearts would give Thee praise,
Ere now our school we end,
For this Thy Day, the best of days,
Jesus, the children's Friend.

2 Lord, graft Thy Word in ev'ry heart,
Our souls from sin defend,
That we from Thee may ne'er depart,
Jesus, the children's Friend.

Lord, bless our homes and give us grace
Thy Sabbaths so to spend,
That we in heav'n may find a place,
With Thee, the children's Friend.

Source: Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #356

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Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	O Lord, our hearts would give Thee praise, Ere now our school we end
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

Tune

ST. AGNES (Dykes)

John B. Dykes (PHH 147) composed ST. AGNES for [Jesus the Very Thought of Thee]. Dykes named the tune after a young Roman Christian woman who was martyred in A.D. 304 during the reign of Diocletian. St. Agnes was sentenced to death for refusing to marry a nobleman to whom she said, "I am already eng…

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LAMBETH (Schulthes)

Credited to Wilhelm Schulthes, 1871, in The Hymnal (1916). Reviews of his works in The Musical Times in 1871 include an "Ave Maria" for organ/piano and "O Salutaris" for soprano and choir. These pieces appear to be exceptionally rare and are not readily available for study. —Chris Fenner

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The Children's Hymnal and Service Book (1929), p.170

Instances

Instances (1 - 27 of 27)

Children's Praise and Worship #d122

Christian Hymns #287

Hymnal for Church and Home #356

Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.) #356

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d547

Hymns for Church Schools #d120

Jewel Selections #d125

Little Children's Book #d81

Little Children's Book #19

Primary School Carols #3

School Carols #d217

Songs for Little People #69

Songs for Little People #96

Songs for Little Singers No. 3 #63b

Songs for Primary Children #d37

The Call to Praise #d93

The Children's Hymnal (with tunes) #d157

The Children's Hymnal and Service Book #197

The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #201

The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #44

The Church Porch #28

The Church Porch #28

The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #490

The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d160

The Primary and Junior Hymnal #305

The Primary Hymn Book, Hymns and Songs for Little Children #d63

The Spirit of Praise #12

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