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Free same-meter accompaniment for Humble Confidence (John Newton): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune CANTERBURY (Orlando Gibbons) in four-part harmony, 5 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 CANTERBURY (Orlando Gibbons), a 7.7.7.7 tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1Lord! I cannot let thee go,
- Till a blessing thou bestow;
- Do not turn away thy face,
- Mine's an urgent, pressing case.
- 2Once a sinner, near despair,
- Sought thy mercy-seat by prayer;
- Mercy heard and set him free
- Lord! that mercy came to me.
- 3Many days have passed since then,
- Many changes I have seen;
- Yet have been upheld till now,
- Who could hold me up but thou?
- 4Thou hast helped in every need
- This emboldens me to plead;
- After so much mercy past,
- Canst thou let me sink at last?
- 5No--I must maintain my hold;
- 'Tis thy goodness makes me bold;
- I can no denial take,
- Since I plead for Jesus' sake.
About this music
CANTERBURY — Orlando Gibbons. 'Canterbury' or 'Song 13' Orlando Gibbons, 1623. Setting: "Common Service Book" (ULCA), 1917.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'Common Service Book With Hymnal' ULCA, 1917 Hymn 156.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Humble Confidence page.
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