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Play “Vital Union to Christ”
Free same-meter accompaniment for Vital Union to Christ (Philip Doddridge): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams) 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 ST. THOMAS (Aaron Williams), a Short Meter (6.6.8.6) tune — not necessarily the tune usually paired with this text. Any tune in the same meter fits the words.
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- 1Dear Saviour! we are Thine,
- By everlasting bands;
- Our hearts, our souls, we would resign
- Entirely to Thy hands.
- 2To thee we still would cleave
- With ever-growing zeal;
- If millions tempt us Christ to leave,
- Oh, let them ne’er prevail!
- 3Thy Spirit shall unite
- Our souls to Thee our Head;
- Shall form in us Thine image bright,
- And teach Thy paths to tread.
- 4Death may our souls divide
- From these abodes of clay;
- But love shall keep us near Thy side,
- Thro’ all the gloomy way.
- 5Since Christ and we are one,
- Why should we doubt or fear?
- If He in heav’n has fixed His throne,
- He’ll fix His members there.
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 Vital Union to Christ page.
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