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O Lord, While We Confess

O Lord, while we confess the worth

Author: Mary Peters
Published in 32 hymnals

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1. O Lord, while we confess the worth
Of this, the outward seal,
Teach us the truths herein set forth,
Our very own to feel.

2. Death to the world we here avow,
Death to each fleshly lust;
Newness of life our portion now,
A risen Lord our trust.

3. And we, O Lord, who now partake
Of your eternal life,
With every sin, for your dear sake,
Would be at constant strife.

4. Baptized into the Father’s name,
We walk as heirs of God;
Baptized in yours, with joy we claim
The merits of your blood.

5. Baptized into the Holy Ghost,
We prove his mighty pow’r,
And making you our only boast,
Obey you hour by hour.

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #46

Author: Mary Peters

Also known as Mary P. Bowly… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O Lord, while we confess the worth
Title: O Lord, While We Confess
Author: Mary Peters
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MARLOW


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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BROOMSGROVE (Collins/Psalmodia Evangelica)


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The Cyber Hymnal #5166
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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #324

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Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #46

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The Cyber Hymnal #5166

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