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Play “God is a Spirit, Just and Wise”
Free same-meter accompaniment for God is a Spirit, Just and Wise (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.
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- 1God is a Spirit, just and wise
- He sees our inmost mind;
- In vain to heaven we raise our cries,
- And leave our souls behind.
- 2Nothing but truth before his throne
- With honor can appear;
- The painted hypocrites are known
- Through the disguise they wear.
- 3Their lifted eyes salute the skies,
- Their bended knees the ground;
- But God abhors the sacrifice
- Where not the heart is found.
- 4Lord, search my thoughts, and try my ways,
- And make my soul sincere;
- Then shall I stand before thy face,
- And find acceptance there.
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 God is a Spirit, Just and Wise page.
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