Almsgiving (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-13).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 20 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: SATB version in English from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 20 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NWC: 1 KB

General Information

Title: Almsgiving
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns Meter:   88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Lyrics: Charles Cof­fin, in the Par­is Bre­vi­a­ry, 1736 (O quam ju­vat frat­res, De­us); trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by John Chand­ler, Hymns of the Prim­i­tive Church, 1837; Tune: Almsgiving in The Hymn­a­ry, 1872

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External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for Almsgiving:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/l/h/olhojt2c.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

O Lord, how joyful ’tis to see

The brethren join in love to Thee!

On Thee alone their heart relies

Their only strength Thy grace supplies.

2.

How sweet within Thy holy place

With one accord to sing Thy grace,

Besieging Thine attentive ear

With all the force of fervent prayer!

3.

O may we love the house of God,

Of peace and joy the blest abode;

O may no angry strife destroy

That sacred peace, that holy joy.

4.

The world without may rage, but we

Will only cling more close to Thee,

With hearts to Thee more wholly giv’n,

More weaned from earth, more fixed on Heav’n.

5.

Lord, shower upon us from above

The sacred gift of mutual love;

Each other’s wants may we supply,

And reign together in the sky.

6.

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow,

Praise Him, all creatures here below,

Praise Him above, angelic host,

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Lyrics: Charles Cof­fin, in the Par­is Bre­vi­a­ry, 1736 (O quam ju­vat frat­res, De­us);

trans­lat­ed from La­tin to Eng­lish by John Chand­ler, Hymns of the Prim­i­tive Church, 1837.