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This arrangement is rated at an Beginner level, featuring authentic harmony across approximately 32 measures.

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O for a thousand tongues to sing (Hymn 163)

Q: What key, meter and tempo is O for a thousand tongues to sing (Hymn 163) composed in?

O for a thousand tongues to sing (Hymn 163) by Carl Gottholf Glaser is composed in the key of G Major, set to 3/2 time signature, with an authentic performance tempo of 88 BPM.

Artist / Composer: Carl Gottholf Glaser

Key G Major

Meter 3/2

Tempo 88 BPM

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Verse 1: O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace. Verse 2: My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad, The honors of Thy name. Verse 3: Jesus! the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; ’Tis music in the sinner's ears, ’Tis life, and health, and peace. Verse 4: His love my heart has captive made, His captive would I be, For He was bound, and scourged and died, My captive soul to free. Verse 5: He breaks the power of canceled sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood availed for me. Verse 6: So now Thy blessed Name I love, Thy will would e'er be mine. Had I a thousand hearts to give, My Lord, they all were Thine!

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O for a thousand tongues to sing (Classic Hymn #163) is a cherished standard of sacred Christian hymnody, classified under Praise of the Lord (His Grace). Featuring lyric poetry by Charles Wesley and musical setting by Carl Gottholf Glaser, this arrangement is composed in G Major (3/2 time, 8.6.8.6.). Perfectly suited for Sunday worship preludes, offertories, choral anthems, and home devotional practice.

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