Give me but some humble spot

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Give me but some humble spot

Author: William Hunter
Tune: RELIGIOUS CONTENTMENT
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Give but some humble spot,
Bless'd with liberty and love;
Happy will I deem my lot,
Till I meet with that above:
Here our days at best are few,
Mortal life is quickly past;
Let me live as Christian's do,
Share the Christian's home at last.

2 Let me number thus my days,
Seeking wisdom from on high;
Prosecute my heavenly race,
Pressing onward to the sky.
Be my life's lengthened span,
Or my sun at noon go down,
I am still a happy man;
Heir to an immortal crown.

Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #76a

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Author: William Hunter

Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :— 1. A home in heaven; what a joyful thought. Heaven a Home. From his Minstrel of Zion, 1… Go to person page >

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