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Play “The pity of the Lord”
Free same-meter accompaniment for The pity of the Lord (Isaac Watts): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams) in four-part harmony, 4 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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- 1The pity of the Lord,
- To those that fear his name,
- Is such as tender parents feel;
- He knows our feeble frame.
- 2He knows we are but dust,
- Scattered with every breath;
- His anger, like a rising wind,
- Can send us swift to death.
- 3Our days are like the grass
- Or like the morning flower,
- If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
- It withers in an hour.
- 4But thy compassions, Lord,
- To endless years endure;
- And children's children ever find
- Thy word of promise sure.
About this music
ST. THOMAS — Aaron Williams. Setting: "The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged" (Episcopal), 1905.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from Episcopal Hymnal, 1905 Hymn 485.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the The pity of the Lord page.
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