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Free same-meter accompaniment for Behold Us, Lord, a Little Space (John Ellerton): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 7 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

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  1. 1Behold us, Lord, a little space
  2. From daily tasks set free,
  3. And met within Thy holy place
  4. To rest awhile with Thee.
  5. 2Around us rolls the ceaseless tide
  6. Of business, toil, and care;
  7. And scarcely can we turn aside
  8. For one brief hour of prayer.
  9. 3Yet these are not the only walls
  10. Wherein Thou mayst be sought;
  11. On homeliest work Thy blessing falls,
  12. In truth and patience wrought.
  13. 4Thine is the loom, the forge, the mart,
  14. The wealth of land and sea;
  15. The worlds of science and of art,
  16. Revealed and ruled by Thee.
  17. 5Then let us prove our heavenly birth
  18. In all we do and know;
  19. And claim the kingdom of the earth
  20. For Thee, and not Thy foe.
  21. 6Work shall be prayer, if all be wrought
  22. As Thou wouldst have it done;
  23. And prayer, by Thee inspired and taught,
  24. Itself with work be one.
  25. 7Amen.

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 Behold Us, Lord, a Little Space page.

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