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M0:|c:Ab|m:3/4|r:LM|t:EWS 190 O Lord, thy benediction give|h:ABENDS Herbert Stanley Oakley 1830-1903|a:John Armstrong (1813-1856)|u:https://hymnary.org/hymn/CP1913/page/313
E1:O Lord, Thy be_ne_dic_tion give/On all who teach, on all who learn,/So that Thy church may ho_lier live,/And e_very lamp more bright_ly burn.
E2:Give those who teach pure hearts of love—/Hearts filled with faith and warmed by prayer/And souls at_tuned to Thee a_bove,/That they may guide Thy peo_ple there.
E3:Give those that learn the wil_ling ear,/The spi_rit meek, the guile_less mind./Such gifts will make the low_liest here/Far bet_ter than a king_dom find.
E4:O bless the she_pherd, bless the sheep,/That guide and gui_ded both be one,/One in the faith_ful watch they keep,/One in the joy of work well done.
