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The uplifted eye and bended knee

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The uplifted eye and bended knee
Are but vain homage, Lord, to Thee:
In vain our lips Thy praise prolong,
The heart a stranger to the song.

Can rites, and forms, and flaming zeal,
The breaches of Thy precepts heal?
Or fasts and penance reconcile
Thy justice, and obtain Thy smile?

The pure, the humble, contrite mind,
Sincere, and to Thy will resigned,
To Thee a nobler offering yields
Than Sheba’s groves, or Sharon’s fields.

Love God and man,—this great command
Doth on eternal pillars stand;
This did Thine ancient prophets teach,
And this Thy well-beloved preach.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #305

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Author: Thomas Scott

Thomas Scott was born at Norwich, and was the son of a Dissenting minister. After his education he began his ministerial life at Wartmell, in Norfolk, adding also the labours of school-teaching. Subsequently he changed his pastoral relations several times, spending the last years of his life at Hupton, in Norfolk, where he died in 1776. He was the author of some prose works, several poems, and a few hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: The uplifted eye and bended knee
Author: Thomas Scott
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

ERNAN (Mason)


HURSLEY

HURSLEY is a Protestant French Huguenot melody by an anonymous composer.

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ST. SEPULCHRE


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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #305

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #305
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #305

A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #305
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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #280

A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #280
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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #280

A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #280
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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #280

A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #280
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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #269

A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #269
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #342

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #342
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #342

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #342
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #342

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #342
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #342

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #342
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #342

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #342
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #342

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #342
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LXI

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship #LXI
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LXI

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Publick Worship (2nd ed.) #LXI
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #XXII

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #XXII
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #337

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #337
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #347

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #347
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #347

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #347
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #99

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #99
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #99

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #99
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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #14

A Collection of Psalms and Hymns #14
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #175

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (2nd ed. Enl. and Imp.) #175
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #182

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms for Social and Private Worship (6th ed.) #182
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #182

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms, for Social and Private Worship. (11th ed.) #182
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A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #175

A Selection of Hymns and Psalms #175
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #14

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #14
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A Selection of Sacred Poetry #14

A Selection of Sacred Poetry #14

Chapel Hymns and Services #d127

Chapel Hymns and Services #d127
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Christian Science Hymnal #a36

Christian Science Hymnal #a36
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Christian Science Hymnal #aa36

Christian Science Hymnal #aa36
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Christian Science Hymnal #36

Christian Science Hymnal #36

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #331

Christian Science Hymnal (Rev. and enl.) #331
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Christian Science Hymnal #36a

Christian Science Hymnal #36a
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Christian Science Hymnal #36b

Christian Science Hymnal #36b
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Christian Science Hymnal #36c

Christian Science Hymnal #36c
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Christian Science Hymnal #36

Christian Science Hymnal #36

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d694

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d694
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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #566

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #566
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #442

Hymn Book for Christian Worship #442
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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a442

Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a442

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d410

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d410
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #390

Hymns for Christian Devotion #390
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Hymns for Christian Devotion #390

Hymns for Christian Devotion #390
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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #409

Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #409
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Hymns for the Sanctuary #392

Hymns for the Sanctuary #392

Hymns for the Use of the New Jerusalem Church #d230

Hymns for the Use of the New Jerusalem Church #d230
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Hymns of the Spirit #527

Hymns of the Spirit #527

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d140

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d140

Jubilate Deo #256

Jubilate Deo #256
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National Hymn and Tune Book #53

National Hymn and Tune Book #53
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Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #24

Sacred Poetry and Music Reconciled; or a Collection of Hymns, Original and Compiled #24

Sacred poetry #d452

Sacred poetry #d452
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Sacred Poetry #aH.CCXLVIII

Sacred Poetry #aH.CCXLVIII

Sacred Poetry #d450

Sacred Poetry #d450
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Sacred Poetry #H.CCXLVIII

Sacred Poetry #H.CCXLVIII

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d271

Selection from Tate and Brady's Version of the Psalms; with Hymns by Various Authors, for the Church in Brattle-Square #d271
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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #352

Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #352

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d344

The Chapel Hymn Book (4th ed.) #d344

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d339

The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d339

The Christian Psalter #d552

The Christian Psalter #d552
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The Disciples' Hymn Book #321

The Disciples' Hymn Book #321
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The Gospel Psalmist #398

The Gospel Psalmist #398
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The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #14

The Philadelphia Hymn Book; or, a selection of sacred poetry, consisting of psalms and hymns from Watts...and others, adapted to public and private devotion #14

The Pocket Selection of Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Churches and Religious Assemblies in the U. S. lst ed. #d237

The Pocket Selection of Hymns for the Use of Evangelical Churches and Religious Assemblies in the U. S. lst ed. #d237
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The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #289

The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #289

The Universalist Hymn Book #d439

The Universalist Hymn Book #d439
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The Universalist Hymn-Book #451

The Universalist Hymn-Book #451
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