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Free same-meter accompaniment for Praise (Anne Steele): 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. 1Awake, awake the sacred song
  2. To our incarnate Lord;
  3. Let ev'ry heart, and ev'ry tongue
  4. Adore th’eternal word.
  5. 2That awful word, that sov'reign pow'r,
  6. By whom the worlds were made;
  7. (O happy marn! illustrious hour!)
  8. Was once in flesh array'd!
  9. 3Then shone almighty pow'r and love
  10. In all their glorious forms:
  11. When Jesus left his throne above
  12. To dwell with sinful worms.
  13. 4To dwell with misery below,
  14. The Saviour left the skies;
  15. And sunk to wretchedness and woe,
  16. That worthless man might rise.
  17. 5Adoring angels tun'd their songs
  18. To hail the joyful day;
  19. With rapture then, let mortal tongues
  20. Their grateful worship pay.
  21. 6What glory, Lord, to thee is due!
  22. With wonder we adore;
  23. But could we sing as angels do,
  24. Our highest praise were poor.

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 Praise page.

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