as the ap­ple of an eye

The phrase "as the ap­ple of an eye" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“as the ap­ple of an eye”· 2 hymns found
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Grant me the fi­li­al awe, I pray, the ten­der con­science give.
The first ab­horred ap­proach of ill,

as the ap­ple of an eye

Awake my soul when sin is nigh, and keep it still awake.
The slight­est touch of sin to feel.

I Want a Principle Within

Lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1749
Composer: Ludwig Spohr, 1834
Hymn 1

...Grant me the fi­li­al awe, I pray, the ten­der con­science give.

Quick as the ap­ple of an eye, O God, my con­science make;

Awake my soul when sin is nigh, and keep it still awake....

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Grant me the fi­li­al awe, I pray, the ten­der con­science give.

Quick as the ap­ple of an eye, O God, my con­science make;

Awake my soul when sin is nigh, and keep it still awake.

I Want a Principle Within

Jesu, My Savior, Brother, Friend

Lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1742
Composer: Orlando Gibbons, 1623
Hymn 2

...The first ab­horred ap­proach of ill,

Quick, as the ap­ple of an eye,

The slight­est touch of sin to feel....

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The first ab­horred ap­proach of ill,

Quick, as the ap­ple of an eye,

The slight­est touch of sin to feel.

Jesu, My Savior, Brother, Friend

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