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Worship — Law of God

O that thy statutes every hour

  • No. 211
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O that thy statutes every hour
Might dwell upon my mind!
Thence I derive a quickening power,
And daily peace I find.

2

To meditate thy precepts, Lord,
Shall be my sweet employ;
My soul shall ne'er forget thy word;
It is my constant joy.

3

My lips with courage shall declare
Thy statutes and thy name;
I 'll speak thy word, though kings should hear,
Nor yield to sinful shame.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «211» (large) with the reference line «395, 204, 546.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 395, 204 or 546); the hymn stands at the foot of the right column of p. 71, below hymn 210, stanzas 1–3, «Isaac Watts.» in italics at the end (the last hymn of the section «Law of God»). After «O», the word «THAT» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («mind !», «word ;», «name ;»); it is closed up here. «statutes every» (stanza 1) is set with an almost closed word space; two words. The third line of stanza 3 is too long for the column and its last word «hear,» is turned over onto a line of its own; it is written here as one verse line. «I 'll» (stanza 3) is printed with a space before the apostrophe and is kept so. The printer's curly apostrophes are written straight («ne'er», «I 'll»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Law of God · No. 211 · printed page 71
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30