Thy pre­cept I had still des­pised;

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“Thy pre­cept I had still des­pised;”· 1 hymn found
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O! hadst Thou left me un­chas­tised,

Thy pre­cept I had still des­pised;

And still the snare in sec­ret laid,

O How I Love Thy Holy Word

Lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: Karl Reissiger (1798–1859)
Hymn 1

...O! hadst Thou left me un­chas­tised,

Thy pre­cept I had still des­pised;

And still the snare in sec­ret laid,...

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O! hadst Thou left me un­chas­tised,

Thy pre­cept I had still des­pised;

And still the snare in sec­ret laid,

O How I Love Thy Holy Word

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