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Play “God Our Portion Here and Hereafter”

Free same-meter accompaniment for God Our Portion Here and Hereafter (Isaac Watts): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) in four-part harmony, 6 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. 1God, my supporter and my hope,
  2. My help for ever near!
  3. Thine arm of mercy holds me up,
  4. And saves me from despair.
  5. 2Thy counsels, Lord! shall guide my feet
  6. Through this dark wilderness:
  7. Thy hand conduct me near thy seat,
  8. To dwell before thy face.
  9. 3Were I in heav'n without my God,
  10. 'Twould be no joy to me;
  11. And whilst this earth is my abode,
  12. I long for none but thee.
  13. 4What if the springs of life were broke,
  14. And flesh and heart should faint?
  15. God is my soul's eternal rock,
  16. The strength of ev'ry saint.
  17. 5Behold, the sinners, that remove
  18. Far from thy presence, die:
  19. Not all the idol-gods they love
  20. Can save them, when they cry.
  21. 6But to draw near to thee, my God!
  22. Shall be my sweet employ.
  23. My tongue shall sound thy works abroad,
  24. And tell the world my joy.

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 Our Portion Here and Hereafter page.

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