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The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship

Command thy blessing from above

  • No. 475
  • Words James Montgomery.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Command thy blessing from above,O God, on all assembled here;Behold us with a Father's love,While we look up with filial fear.

2

Command thy blessing, Jesus, Lord!May we thy true disciples be;Speak to each heart the mighty word,—Say to the weakest, "Follow me."

3

Command thy blessing in this hour,Spirit of truth! and fill the placeWith wounding and with healing power,With quickening and confirming grace.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «475» (large) in the right column of p. 153, under «Samuel Stennett.» (end of hymn 474), with the italic reference line «223, 514, 212.» beside it (= sing to the tunes of hymns 223, 514 or 212); stanzas 1–3 in the right column, «James Montgomery.» in italics after stanza 3. The first word «COMMAND» is set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («here ;», «Lord !», «be ;», «truth !»); it is closed up here. Quotation marks are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Hymns for Social Worship · No. 475 · printed page 153
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01