First weaned my soul from earth­ly things;

"First weaned my soul from earth­ly things;" appears in 1 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.

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It was the sight of Thy dear cross,

First weaned my soul from earth­ly things;

And taught me to es­teem as dross,

I Thirst, but Not as Once I Did

lyricist: William Cowper, 1779
Composer: Henry Bennett (1813–1868)
Hymn 1

...It was the sight of Thy dear cross,

First weaned my soul from earth­ly things;

And taught me to es­teem as dross,...

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It was the sight of Thy dear cross,

First weaned my soul from earth­ly things;

And taught me to es­teem as dross,

I Thirst, but Not as Once I Did

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