Thou God of truth and love, We seek Thy perfect way. Ready Thy choice to approve, Thy providence to obey: Enter into Thy wise design, And sweetly lose our will in Thine. Why hast Thou cast our lot In the same age and place? And why together brought To see each other's face? To join with loving sympathy, And blend, as friendly souls, in Thee? Didst Thou not make us one, That we might one remain, Together travel on, And bear each other's pain; Till all Thy utmost goodness prove, And rise renewed in perfect love? Surely Thou didst unite Our kindred spirits here, That all hereafter might Before Thy throne appear; Meet at the marriage of the Lamb, And all Thy glorious love proclaim. Then let us ever bear This blessèd end in view, And join, with mutual care, To press our passage through; And kindly help each other on, Till all receive the final crown.
Why does the congregation always lag the leading of the organ? Either they haven’t learned to sing or the organ is not big enough. Without exception, they never start on time. Pity, because these are great hymns.
First verse is the only time I really noticed. I could equally say the organist could have given a little bit more of cue in on that, but the organist seems to accommodate them well enough. But no, they probably aren't in the majority trained singers.
thanks for uploading this great hymn
...and blessed be Almighty GOD, the GOD and Father of my coming King, and of my Lord, Master, and Savior, JESUS the Christ of Nazareth, Amen.
Thou God of truth and love,
We seek Thy perfect way.
Ready Thy choice to approve,
Thy providence to obey:
Enter into Thy wise design,
And sweetly lose our will in Thine.
Why hast Thou cast our lot
In the same age and place?
And why together brought
To see each other's face?
To join with loving sympathy,
And blend, as friendly souls, in Thee?
Didst Thou not make us one,
That we might one remain,
Together travel on,
And bear each other's pain;
Till all Thy utmost goodness prove,
And rise renewed in perfect love?
Surely Thou didst unite
Our kindred spirits here,
That all hereafter might
Before Thy throne appear;
Meet at the marriage of the Lamb,
And all Thy glorious love proclaim.
Then let us ever bear
This blessèd end in view,
And join, with mutual care,
To press our passage through;
And kindly help each other on,
Till all receive the final crown.
Why does the congregation always lag the leading of the organ? Either they haven’t learned to sing or the organ is not big enough. Without exception, they never start on time. Pity, because these are great hymns.
First verse is the only time I really noticed. I could equally say the organist could have given a little bit more of cue in on that, but the organist seems to accommodate them well enough. But no, they probably aren't in the majority trained singers.