Hereford (Samuel Sebastian Wesley)

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 25 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: SATB version in English from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 25 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NWC: 1 KB

General Information

Title: Hereford
Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter:   88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published:

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for Hereford:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/t/w/h/twhocame.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

O Thou Who camest from above,

The pure celestial fire to impart,

Kindle a flame of sacred love

Upon the mean altar of my heart.

2.

There let it for Thy glory burn

With inextinguishable blaze,

[or, Unquenched, undimmed, in darkest days,]

And trembling to its source return,

In humble prayer and fervent praise.

3.

Jesus, confirm my heart’s desire

To work and speak and think for Thee;

Still let me guard the holy fire,

And still stir up Thy gift in me.

4.

Ready for all Thy perfect will,

My acts of faith and love repeat,

Till death Thy endless mercies seal,

And make my sacrifice complete.

Lyrics: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns on Se­lect Pass­ag­es of the Ho­ly Script­ures, 1762.