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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
'''Title:''' ''Oracle''<br> | '''Title:''' ''Oracle''<br> | ||
'''First Line:''' Father of mercies! In Thy word<br> | |||
{{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | {{Composer|Oliver Holden}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Anne Steele}} | {{Lyricist|Anne Steele}} | ||
{{Voicing|3|STB}}<br> | {{Voicing|3|STB}}<br> | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} {{meter|86. 86 (C.M.)}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|A cappella}} | {{Instruments|A cappella}} | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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1. Father of mercies, in Thy word | |||
What endless glory shines; | |||
Forever be thy name adored | |||
For these celestial lines. | |||
2. Here, mines of heavenly wealth disclose | |||
Their bright, unbounded store: | |||
The glittering gem no longer glows, | |||
And India boasts no more. | |||
3. Here, may the wretched sons of want | |||
Exhaustless riches find : | |||
Riches, above what earth can grant, | |||
And lasting as the mind. | |||
4. Here, the fair tree of knowledge grows, | |||
And yields a free repast ; | |||
Sublimer sweets than nature knows, | |||
Invite the longing taste.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
5. Here may the blind and hungry come, | |||
And light, and food receive; | |||
Here, shall the meanest guest have room. | |||
And taste, and see, and live. | |||
6. Amidst these gloomy wilds below, | |||
When dark and sad we stray; | |||
Here, beams of heaven relieve our woe. | |||
And guide to endless day. | |||
7. Here, springs of consolation rise, | |||
To cheer the fainting mind ; | |||
And thirsty souls receive supplies, | |||
And sweet refreshment find. | |||
8. When guilt and terror, pain and grief, | |||
United rend the heart, | |||
Here, sinners meet divine relief, | |||
And cool the raging smart.}} | |||
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{{Text|Simple| | |||
9. Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice, | |||
Spreads heavenly peace around; | |||
And life, and everlasting joys | |||
Attend the blissful sound. | |||
10. But when his painful sufferings rise, | |||
(Delightful, dreadful scene!) | |||
Angels may read with wondering eves. | |||
That Jesus died for men. | |||
11. O may these heavenly pages be | |||
My ever dear delight, | |||
And still new beauties may I see, | |||
And still increasing light. | |||
12. Divine instructor, gracious Lord, | |||
Be Thou forever near, | |||
Teach me to love Thy sacred word, | |||
And view my Savior there.}} | |||
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[[Category:Shapenote-4 Editions]] | |||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] |
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2015-08-22). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 56 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape). The other eleven stanzas of Steele's hymn added below.
General Information
Title: Oracle
First Line: Father of mercies! In Thy word
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: Anne Steele
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 86. 86 (C.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1800
Description: First published in Plain Psalmody, 1800, p. 12, for three voices: Treble-Tenor-Bass. Words by Anne Steele, 1760, entitled The Excellency of the Holy Scriptures, in twelve stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text 1. Father of mercies, in Thy word |
5. Here may the blind and hungry come, |
9. Here, the Redeemer's welcome voice, |