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'Tis a point I long to know, | 'Tis a point I long to know, | ||
Oft it causes anxious thought, | Oft it causes anxious thought, | ||
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Prayer a task and burden prove, | Prayer a task and burden prove, | ||
Every trifle give me pain, | Every trifle give me pain, | ||
If I knew a Savior's love? | If I knew a Savior's love?}} | ||
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When I turn my eyes within, | When I turn my eyes within, | ||
All is dark and, vain and wild, | All is dark and, vain and wild, | ||
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Find my sin a grief and thrall; | Find my sin a grief and thrall; | ||
Should I grieve at what I feel, | Should I grieve at what I feel, | ||
If I did not love at all? | If I did not love at all?}} | ||
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Could I joy his saints to meet, | Could I joy his saints to meet, | ||
Choose the ways I once abhorred, | Choose the ways I once abhorred, | ||
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If I love at all, I'll pray, | If I love at all, I'll pray, | ||
If I have not loved before, | If I have not loved before, | ||
Help me to begin today. | Help me to begin today.}} | ||
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- (Posted 2014-11-02) CPDL #33274:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-02). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 30 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Oval-note edition. Transcribed from The Union Harmony, 1793.
- (Posted 2014-11-02) CPDL #33275:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2014-11-02). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 59 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Note shapes added (4-shape).
General Information
Title: Sincerity
First Line: Tis a point I long to know
Composer: Oliver Holden
Lyricist: John Newton
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 77. 77
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
Published: 1793
Description: First published in The Union Harmony, 1793, Volume 1, p. 90. Words by John Newton, 1779.
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Original text and translations
 English text'Tis a point I long to know, |
When I turn my eyes within, |
Could I joy his saints to meet, |