Depart from Me

The phrase "Depart from Me" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Depart from Me”· 3 hymns found
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Spread black des­pair around?
Thy law is my de­light.
I know you not, the Judge will say,

Depart from Me

To ev­er­last­ing flame,
Whose hands and hearts are ill;
Lord, for Thy com­ing may I wait

And Will the Judge Descend?

lyricist: Philip Doddridge (1702–1751)
Composer: William Daman, 1579
Hymn 1

...Spread black des­pair around?

Depart from Me, ac­curs­èd,

To ev­er­last­ing flame,...

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Spread black des­pair around?

Depart from Me, ac­curs­èd,

To ev­er­last­ing flame,

And Will the Judge Descend?

O That Thy Statutes Every Hour

lyricist: Isaac Watts, 1719
Composer: Jeremiah Clark, 1707
Hymn 2

...Thy law is my de­light.

Depart from me, ye wick­ed race,

Whose hands and hearts are ill;...

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Thy law is my de­light.

Depart from me, ye wick­ed race,

Whose hands and hearts are ill;

O That Thy Statutes Every Hour

Prepare, Ye Saints, to Meet Your Lord

lyricist: John Needham, 1768
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1832
Hymn 3

...I know you not, the Judge will say,

Depart from Me, de­part.

Lord, for Thy com­ing may I wait...

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I know you not, the Judge will say,

Depart from Me, de­part.

Lord, for Thy com­ing may I wait

Prepare, Ye Saints, to Meet Your Lord

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