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Play “Delight in Ordinances of Worship; or, God present in his Churches”
Free same-meter accompaniment for Delight in Ordinances of Worship; or, God present in his Churches (Isaac Watts): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 4 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 soul, how lovely is the place,
- To which thy God resorts!
- 'Tis heav'n to see his smiling face,
- Though in his earthly courts.
- 2There the great Monarch of the skies
- His saving power displays;
- And light breaks in upon our eyes,
- With kind and quickening rays.
- 3With his rich gifts the heavenly Dove
- Descends and fills the place;
- While Christ reveals his wondrous love,
- And sheds abroad his grace.
- 4There, mighty God, thy words declare
- The secrets of thy will;
- And still we seek thy mercy there,
- And sing thy praises still.
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 Delight in Ordinances of Worship; or, God present in his Churches page.
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