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  1. 1Once more we come before our God;
  2. Once more His blessings ask,
  3. O may not duty seem a load,
  4. Nor worship prove a task.
  5. O blessed Lord, we sing to Thee,
  6. In glad triumphant strains;
  7. No service can a burden be,
  8. To hearts where Jesus reigns.
  9. 2Father, Thy quick’ning Spirit send,
  10. From heav’n in Jesus’ name,
  11. And bid our waiting minds attend,
  12. And put our souls in frame.
  13. O blessed Lord, we sing to Thee,
  14. In glad triumphant strains;
  15. No service can a burden be,
  16. To hearts where Jesus reigns.
  17. 3May we receive the word we hear
  18. Each in an honest heart;
  19. And keep the precious treasure there,
  20. And never with it part.
  21. O blessed Lord, we sing to Thee,
  22. In glad triumphant strains;
  23. No service can a burden be,
  24. To hearts where Jesus reigns.
  25. 4To seek Thee all our hearts dispose;
  26. To each Thy blessings suit,
  27. And let the seed Thy servant sows,
  28. Produce abundant fruit.
  29. O blessed Lord, we sing to Thee,
  30. In glad triumphant strains;
  31. No service can a burden be,
  32. To hearts where Jesus reigns.

About this music

ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Addressing the Holy Spirit page.

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