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Play “Soon as I heard my Father say”
Free same-meter accompaniment for Soon as I heard my Father say (Isaac Watts): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. ANNE (William Croft) 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.
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- 1Soon as I heard my father say,
- "Ye children, seek my grace,"
- My heart reply'd without delay,
- "I’ll seek my Father’s face."
- 2Let not thy face be hid from me,
- Nor frown my soul away;
- God of my life, I fly to thee
- In a distressing day.
- 3Should friends and kindred near and dear
- Leave me to want or die,
- My God would make my life his care,
- And all my need supply.
- 4My fainting flesh had dy'd with grief,
- Had not my soul believ'd,
- To see thy grace provide relief;
- Nor was my hope deceiv'd.
- 5Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
- And keep your courage up;
- He’ll raise your spirit when it faints,
- And far exceed your hope.
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 Soon as I heard my Father say page.
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