How love­ly

The phrase "How love­ly" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

How love­ly· 7 hymns found
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Now the time has come at last!
Wafted on wings of praise and pray­er.
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O God of hosts, the migh­ty Lord,
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Murmuring soft­ly and clear.
Who died for re­bels—yes, ’tis He!

How love­ly

Is this per­fect Child of Heav­en;
Peace shines and smiles on all be­low;
Oh Lord! Thy sac­red courts ap­pear;
Where Thou, en­throned in glo­ry, show’st,
O Lord of hosts to me!
There is no sor­row nor night;
Jesus, who died that we might live,

He Is Born

Composer: Traditional French carol
Hymn 1

...Now the time has come at last!

O how love­ly, O how pure

Is this per­fect Child of Heav­en;...

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Now the time has come at last!

O how love­ly, O how pure

Is this per­fect Child of Heav­en;

He Is Born

Sweet Is the Light of Sabbath Eve

lyricist: James Edmeston, 1821
Composer: Anonymous, 1859
Hymn 2

...Wafted on wings of praise and pray­er.

This time, how love­ly and how still!

Peace shines and smiles on all be­low;...

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Wafted on wings of praise and pray­er.

This time, how love­ly and how still!

Peace shines and smiles on all be­low;

Sweet Is the Light of Sabbath Eve

How Lovely, How Divinely Sweet

lyricist: Anne Steele, 1760
Composer: Thomas Thorley, 1789
Hymn 3

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How love­ly, how di­vine­ly sweet,

Oh Lord! Thy sac­red courts ap­pear;...

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How love­ly, how di­vine­ly sweet,

Oh Lord! Thy sac­red courts ap­pear;

How Lovely, How Divinely Sweet

O God of Hosts, the Mighty Lord

lyricist: Tate and Brady, 1696
Composer: Frederick Baker, 1876
Hymn 4

...O God of hosts, the migh­ty Lord,

How love­ly is the place

Where Thou, en­throned in glo­ry, show’st,...

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O God of hosts, the migh­ty Lord,

How love­ly is the place

Where Thou, en­throned in glo­ry, show’st,

O God of Hosts, the Mighty Lord

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

lyricist: Scottish Psalter, 1650
Composer: African-American spiritual
Hymn 5

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How love­ly is Thy dwell­ing place,

O Lord of hosts to me!...

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How love­ly is Thy dwell­ing place,

O Lord of hosts to me!

How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place

Jesus Will Welcome Me There

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1892
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 6

...Murmuring soft­ly and clear.

Over the riv­er, how love­ly,

There is no sor­row nor night;...

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Murmuring soft­ly and clear.

Over the riv­er, how love­ly,

There is no sor­row nor night;

Jesus Will Welcome Me There

Now Let Us Raise Our Cheerful Strains

lyricist: Anne Steele, 1760
Composer: John Dykes, 1862
Hymn 7

...Who died for re­bels—yes, ’tis He!

How bright! how love­ly! how ad­mired!

Jesus, who died that we might live,...

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Who died for re­bels—yes, ’tis He!

How bright! how love­ly! how ad­mired!

Jesus, who died that we might live,

Now Let Us Raise Our Cheerful Strains

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