From Oremus Hymnal
O blessed day when first was poured
The blood of our redeeming Lord!
O blessed day when first began
His sufferings borne for sinful man!
Scarce enter’d on this life of woe.
His infant blood begins to flow;
A foretaste of His death He feels,
An earnest of His love reveals.
From heav’n descending to fulfil
The bidding of His Father’s Will.
A victim even now He lies
Before the day of sacrifice.
For love of us His woes begin;
The Sinless suffers for our sin;
The Law’s great Maker for our aid
Obedient to the Law is made.
The wound He through the Law endures
Our freedom from that Law secures
Henceforth a holier law prevails,
That law of love, which never fails.
Lord, circumcise our hearts, we pray,
And take what is not Thine away.
Write Thine own name upon our hearts,
Thy Law within our inward parts.
O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee
Eternal praise and glory be,
Whom with the Father we adore
And Holy Ghost forevermore.
Historical Notes
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Hymnals
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| Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1826
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| Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861-1874
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| The Year of Praise, 1867
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| The Anglican Hymn Book, 1868
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| The Sarum Hymnal, 1869
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| The Parish Hymnal, 1870
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| The Church Hymnal (US), 1871-1874
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| Church Hymns with Tunes, 1874
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| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874
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| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924
| # 71
| Alfreton
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| A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879
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| The Universal Hymn Book, 1885
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| The Mission Hymnal, 1885
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| The Hymnal Companion, 1890
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| The Hymnal Companion, 1890
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| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington)
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| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker)
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| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins)
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| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau)
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| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein)
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| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter)
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| The Yattendon Hymnal, 1900
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| The Church Hymnary (Scotland), 1902
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| Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903
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| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904
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| The English Hymnal, 1906
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| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908
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| The Mission Hymnal, 1913
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| The Hymnal 1916 (US)
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| Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917
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| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919
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| Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins)
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| The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925
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| Songs of Praise, 1925
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| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931
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| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938
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| The Hymnal 1940 (US)
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| Christian Worship, 1941
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| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950
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| The Mirfield Mission Hymn Book, 1955
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| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960
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| Anglican Hymn Book, 1965
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| The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada)
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| The Australian Hymn Book, 1977
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| The Hymnal 1982 (US)
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| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983
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| The New English Hymnal, 1985
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| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987
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| Church Family Worship, 1988
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| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996
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| Common Praise (Canada), 1998
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| Together in Song (Australia), 1999
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| Sing Glory, 1999
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| Complete Mission Praise, 2000
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| Common Praise, 2000
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| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000
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| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000
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| The Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition (Scotland), 2005
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| The Book of Hymns, 2006
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| Zion Still Sings, 2007
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