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Free same-meter accompaniment for Light of the Lonely (Edward Denny): 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.

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  1. 1Light of the lonely pilgrim's heart,
  2. Star of the coming day,
  3. Arise, and with Thy morning beams
  4. Chase all our griefs away.
  5. 2Come blessed Lord, bid every shore
  6. And answering island sing
  7. The praises of Thy royal name,
  8. And own Thee as their King.
  9. 3Bid the whole earth, responsive now
  10. To the bright world above,
  11. Break forth in rapturous strains of joy
  12. In memory of Thy love.
  13. 4Lord, Lord, Thy fair creation groans,
  14. The air, the earth, the sea,
  15. In unison with all our hearts,
  16. And calls aloud for Thee.
  17. 5Come, then, with all Thy quickening power,
  18. With one awakening smile,
  19. And bid the serpent's trail no more
  20. Thy beauteous realms defile.
  21. 6Thine was the cross, with all its fruits
  22. Of grace and peace Divine:
  23. Be Thine the crown of glory now,
  24. The palm of victory Thine.
  25. 7Amen.

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 Light of the Lonely page.

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