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SDAH 496
Eternal Love, we have no good to bring Thee,
No single good of all our hands have wrought,
No worthy music have we found to sing Thee,
No jewelled word, no quick up soaring thought.
Text
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Eternal Love, we have no good to bring Thee,
No single good of all our hands have wrought,
No worthy music have we found to sing Thee,
No jewelled word, no quick up soaring thought.
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And yet we come; and when our faith would falter
Show us, O Love, the quiet place of prayer,
The golden censer and the golden altar,
And the great angel waiting for us there.
Hymn Info
Biblical Reference
Rev 8:3 (b) 1 Kings 7:48, 50
Author
Amy Carmichael (1867-1951)
Performance Suggestions
Unison
Copyright
from Wings by Amy Carmichael by Dohnavur Fellowship
Hymn Tune
ETERNAL LOVE
Metrical Number
11.10.11.10.
Composer
Kenneth S. Proctor (1895-)
Year Composed
1960
Hymn Score
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Piano Accompaniment
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Notes
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When we think of our own righteousness, they are as filthy rags. We fade just like the autumn leaves. Thus, only through God we become righteous. In Isaiah 45: 24 it says, “In the Lord have I righteousness and strength. (Lesson 1, 1st Quarter 2021 -Sunday, The Effects of Sin, 3/14/2021)
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