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Hymn: My God how excellent thy grace (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: My God how excellent thy grace

Topic: God/In Redemption

Writer: <no first name given> Watts

Composer:

Meter: LM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 106

Page Number: 066, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

My God, how excellent thy grace!

Whence all our hope and comfort springs;

The sons of Adam, in distress,

Fly to the shadow of thy wings.



Life, like a fountain rich and free,

Springs from the presence of my Lord,

And in thy light our souls shall see

The glories promised in thy word.