I dare not ask to fly from Thee;

The phrase "I dare not ask to fly from Thee;" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“I dare not ask to fly from Thee;”· 2 hymns found
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O Cross, that liftest up my head,
O Cross that lift­est up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from Thee;

I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
I lay in dust life’s glo­ry dead,

O Love, that wilt not let me go

Lyricist: George Matheson
Composer: Albert Lister Peace
Hymn 1

...O Cross, that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from Thee;

I lay in dust life’s glory dead,...

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O Cross, that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from Thee;

I lay in dust life’s glory dead,

O Love, that wilt not let me go

O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

Lyricist: George Matheson, 1882
Composer: Albert Peace, 1884
Hymn 2

...O Cross that lift­est up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from thee;

I lay in dust life’s glo­ry dead,...

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O Cross that lift­est up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from thee;

I lay in dust life’s glo­ry dead,

O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

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