Thou dost or­dain

The phrase "Thou dost or­dain" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Thou dost or­dain”· 2 hymns found
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When my dim rea­son would de­mand
How great Thy name!

Thou dost or­dain

By some vast deep I seem to stand,
Wrath and ven­geance to re­strain;

Lord, My Weak Thought in Vain Would Climb

Lyricist: Ray Palmer, 1858
Composer: Robert Schumann, 1839
Hymn 1

...When my dim rea­son would de­mand

Why that, or this, Thou dost or­dain,

By some vast deep I seem to stand,...

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When my dim rea­son would de­mand

Why that, or this, Thou dost or­dain,

By some vast deep I seem to stand,

Lord, My Weak Thought in Vain Would Climb

Lord, Our Lord, Thy Glorious Name

Lyricist: The Psalter, 1912
Composer: William Sherwin, 1877
Hymn 2

...How great Thy name!

Infant lips Thou dost or­dain

Wrath and ven­geance to re­strain;...

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How great Thy name!

Infant lips Thou dost or­dain

Wrath and ven­geance to re­strain;

Lord, Our Lord, Thy Glorious Name

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