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Play “Christ our Strength and Righteousness”
Free same-meter accompaniment for Christ our Strength and Righteousness (Isaac Watts): 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.
Sung here to ST. ANNE (William Croft), a Common Meter (8.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1My Saviour, my almighty Friend,
- When I begin thy praise,
- Where will the growing numbers end,
- The numbers of thy grace?
- 2Thou art my everlasting trust,
- Thy goodness I adore;
- And since I knew thy graces first,
- I speak thy glories more.
- 3My feet shall travel all the length
- Of the celestial road,
- And march with courage in thy strength,
- To see my Father God.
- 4When I am fill'd with sore distress
- For some surprising sin,
- I’ll plead thy perfect righteousness,
- And mention none but thine.
- 5How will my lips rejoice to tell
- The victories of my King!
- My soul redeem'd from sin and hell,
- Shall thy salvation sing.
- 6[My tongue shall all the day proclaim
- My Saviour and my God,
- His death has brought my foes to shame,
- And sav'd me by his blood.
- 7Awake, awake, my tuneful pow'rs;
- With this delightful song
- I’ll entertain the darkest hours
- Nor think the season long.]
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 Christ our Strength and Righteousness page.
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