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Thou Only Couldst, Great Three In One

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1 Thou on­ly couldst, great Three in One,
Salvation’s scheme con­trive,
Reveal a Sav­ior to atone
And bid dead souls re­vive.

2 ’Tis Thine alone, O God of Love,
With our hard hearts to strive.
Make dark­ness from the mind re­move,
And light and hope re­vive.

3 Be this, O Lord, a quick­en­ing hour,
Hell of its prey de­prive,
Convert us by Thy so­ve­reign pow­er,
And Thy own work re­vive.

4 When plea­sure’s wiles, or earth-born fear
Our souls to sin would drive,
Let Thy own light of truth ap­pear
And our weak faith re­vive.

5 O Lord, the pow­ers of death de­stroy
That with our sins con­nive;
Fill us with soul-ex­alt­ing joy,
And Heav’n-born peace re­vive.

6 Jesus, our bro­ther and high priest,
Is ev­er­more alive.
By Him from guilt and and grief re­leased
May we thro’ grace re­vive.

7 From strength to strength may we pro­ceed,
Till all in Heav’n ar­rive;
And from each earth­ly tram­mel freed
Like Thy own self re­vive.


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16269

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Author: James Holme

Holme, James, B.A., son of T. Holme, Orton, Westmorland, was born in 1801, and educated at Caius College, Cambridge (B.A. 1825). Ordained in 1825, he held successively the Incumbency of Low Harrowgate, the Vicarage of Kirkleatham, and the charge of Bolton, near Bradford. He died in 1882. He published Leisure Musings and Devotions, &c, 1835; Mount Grace Abbey, a poem, 1843, and with his brother, the Rev. T. Holme (q.v.), Hymns & Sacred Poetry, Christian Book Society, 1861. From this last work, "All things are ours, how abundant the treasure" (Praise in Sickness), in Snepp's Songs of Grace & Glory, 1872, is taken. "God my Father, hear me pray" (Lent), in the Anglican Hymn Book, 1868, is attributed to him, and dated 1861. It is, however, from… Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Thou on­ly couldst, great Three in One
Title: Thou Only Couldst, Great Three In One
Author: James Holme
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poetry (London and Edinburgh: J. Brydone and Songs; Richmons: John Bell, 1861)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

MAITLAND (Allen)

PRECIOUS LORD, the tune Thomas Dorsey used for his most beloved hymn, "Precious Lord, take my hand", is an adaptation of MAITLAND. Sometimes Dorsey is shown as the composer, sometimes as the arranger or adapter the tune. MAITLAND is often attributed to Allen, but the earliest known sources (H.W. Bee…

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