What can we do

The phrase "What can we do" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“What can we do”· 3 hymns found
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God’s threat­ened pun­ish­ments are here:
And be a friend to You.
As the wa­ters cov­er the sea.

What can we do

That God may turn His wrath away?
We can call O Lord,
To pros­per and in­crease

O Hark unto the Sounding Bell!

Lyricist: Paul Henkel, 1816
Composer: Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)
Hymn 1

...God’s threat­ened pun­ish­ments are here:

What can we do, but plead and pray,

That God may turn His wrath away?...

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God’s threat­ened pun­ish­ments are here:

What can we do, but plead and pray,

That God may turn His wrath away?

O Hark unto the Sounding Bell!

Lord, there’s always been one person

Hymn 2

...And be a friend to You.

What can we do?

We can call O Lord,...

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And be a friend to You.

What can we do?

We can call O Lord,

Lord, there’s always been one person

God Is Working His Purpose Out

Lyricist: Arthur Ainger, 1894
Composer: Martin Shaw, 1915
Hymn 3

...As the wa­ters cov­er the sea.

What can we do to work God’s work,

To pros­per and in­crease...

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As the wa­ters cov­er the sea.

What can we do to work God’s work,

To pros­per and in­crease

God Is Working His Purpose Out

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