ex­ceed­ing great

The phrase "ex­ceed­ing great" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“ex­ceed­ing great”· 5 hymns found
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Like mu­sic from ab­ove.
Source of all good, Thou, gra­cious Lord,
O God, Thy sol­diers’ crown and guard,
And there in beau­ty, too, shall be
So shalt Thou be for ev­er, lov­ing Lord,

ex­ceed­ing great

That sets my spir­it free;
How tran­si­ent is our pre­sent pain,
From all trans­gress­ions set us free,
With gold­en streets and pear­ly gate.
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The Story of His Love (Page)

Lyricist: Mary Page, 1885
Composer: Charles Case
Hymn 1

...Like mu­sic from ab­ove.

It tells of grace ex­ceed­ing great,

That sets my spir­it free;...

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Like mu­sic from ab­ove.

It tells of grace ex­ceed­ing great,

That sets my spir­it free;

The Story of His Love (Page)

O Christ, Who Hast Prepared a Place

Lyricist: Jean de Santeüil, 1686
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1830
Hymn 2

...Source of all good, Thou, gra­cious Lord,

Art our ex­ceed­ing great re­ward;

How tran­si­ent is our pre­sent pain,...

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Source of all good, Thou, gra­cious Lord,

Art our ex­ceed­ing great re­ward;

How tran­si­ent is our pre­sent pain,

O Christ, Who Hast Prepared a Place

O God, Thy Soldiers’ Crown and Guard

Lyricist: 6th Century Latin
Composer: Grenoble Antiphoner, 1753
Hymn 3

...O God, Thy sol­diers’ crown and guard,

And their ex­ceed­ing great re­ward,

From all trans­gress­ions set us free,...

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O God, Thy sol­diers’ crown and guard,

And their ex­ceed­ing great re­ward,

From all trans­gress­ions set us free,

O God, Thy Soldiers’ Crown and Guard

The Pearly Gate (Boynton)

Lyricist: E. A. Boynton, 1906
Composer: W. A. Taylor
Hymn 4

...And there in beau­ty, too, shall be

A ci­ty fair, ex­ceed­ing great,

With gold­en streets and pear­ly gate....

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And there in beau­ty, too, shall be

A ci­ty fair, ex­ceed­ing great,

With gold­en streets and pear­ly gate.

The Pearly Gate (Boynton)

O Christ, Our God

Lyricist: George Bourne, 1874
Composer: Cedric Bucknall, 1889
Hymn 5

...So shalt Thou be for ev­er, lov­ing Lord,

Our shield and our ex­ceed­ing great re­ward.

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So shalt Thou be for ev­er, lov­ing Lord,

Our shield and our ex­ceed­ing great re­ward.

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O Christ, Our God

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