He wants not friends that hath thy love (John Frederick Lampe)

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(Posted 2020-11-23) CPDL #61628:

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-11-23). Score information: A4, 1 page, 41 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

(Posted 2020-11-23) CPDL #61627:

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-11-23). Score information: A4, 1 page, 76 kB Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

General Information

Title: He wants not friends that hath thy love
Composer: John Frederick Lampe
Tune: Invitation or Devonshire
Lyricist: Richard Baxter

Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella or keyboard

First published:
2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 183
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External websites:

https://embassysingers.de/scores/hymns.html

Original text and translations

English text

He wants not friends that hath thy love,
and may converse and walk with thee,
and with thy saints here and above,
with whom for ever I must be.

In the blest fellowship of saints
is wisdom, safety, and delight;
and when my heart declines and faints,
it’s raisèd by their heat and light.

As for my friends, they are not lost;
the several vessels of thy fleet,
though parted now, by tempests tost,
shall safely in the haven meet.

Still we are centred all in thee,
members, though distant, of one Head;
in the same family we be,
by the same faith and spirit led.

Before thy throne we daily meet
as joint-petitioners to thee;
in spirit we each other greet,
and shall again each other see.

The heavenly hosts, world without end,
shall be my company above;
and thou, my best and surest Friend,
who shall divide me from thy love?