Scripture Verse

Then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent. Zephaniah 3:9

Introduction

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William Nickle (1853–1914)

Words: Charles Wes­ley, Short Hymns (Bris­tol, Eng­land: E. Far­ley, 1762), Vol­ume 2, num­ber 1393, page 95.

Music: Fru­men­ti­us Will­iam S. Nick­le, 1899 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Charles Wesley (1707–1788)

Lyrics

On Thee, great God, we still at­tend,
’Till judg­ment shall in mer­cy end,
And wrath in uni­ver­sal grace:
The pro­mise to Thy church is sure,
Our hearts, and lives, and lang­uage pure
Shall speak our New-cre­at­or’s praise.

Then ev­ery soul his Lord shall know,
And ev­ery spot­less saint be­low
Perform Thy will, like those above;
We all shall think, and speak the same,
And serve our God, and praise Thy name,
With per­fect har­mo­ny and love.