nor form

The phrase "nor form" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“nor form”· 4 hymns found
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Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,
Be Thou su­preme, O Je­sus Christ,
What may Thy serv­ice be?
Through yield­ing glooms be­hold His face,

nor form

Nor holy Church, nor human love,
Nor ho­ly church, nor hu­man love,
But simply fol­low­ing Thee.
Last eve, by those He called His own,

Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ

Lyricist: J. Temperley Grey
Composer: P. Skene
Hymn 1

...Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

Nor creed, nor form, nor word,

Nor holy Church, nor human love,...

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Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ,

Nor creed, nor form, nor word,

Nor holy Church, nor human love,

Be Thou supreme, O Jesus Christ

Be Thou Supreme

Lyricist: Temperley Grey
Composer: Phyllis Skene
Hymn 2

...Be Thou su­preme, O Je­sus Christ,

Nor creed, nor form, nor word,

Nor ho­ly church, nor hu­man love,...

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Be Thou su­preme, O Je­sus Christ,

Nor creed, nor form, nor word,

Nor ho­ly church, nor hu­man love,

Be Thou Supreme

O Love! O Life!

Lyricist: John Whittier, 1866
Composer: Peter Lutkin, 1905
Hymn 3

...What may Thy serv­ice be?

Nor name, nor form, nor ri­tu­al word,

But simply fol­low­ing Thee....

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What may Thy serv­ice be?

Nor name, nor form, nor ri­tu­al word,

But simply fol­low­ing Thee.

O Love! O Life!

The Morning Dawns upon the Place

Lyricist: James Montgomery, 1819
Composer: The Psalmodist, before 1856
Hymn 4

...Through yield­ing glooms be­hold His face,

Nor form nor come­li­ness is there.

Last eve, by those He called His own,...

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Through yield­ing glooms be­hold His face,

Nor form nor come­li­ness is there.

Last eve, by those He called His own,

The Morning Dawns upon the Place

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