Our wish­es

The phrase "Our wish­es" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Our wish­es”· 4 hymns found
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No long­er these de­sir­ing,
To have no oth­er will but Thine.
When, free from en­vy, scorn, and pride,
Assured that He will not re­fuse.

Our wish­es

No nob­ler bliss as­pir­ing,
Mold ev­ery pur­pose of the soul;
Each can his bro­ther’s fail­ings hide,
Could we our wretch­ed choice ob­tain;

From Every Earthly Pleasure

lyricist: Eliel Davis, 1826
Composer: Philip Bliss, 1874
Hymn 1

...No long­er these de­sir­ing,

Upward our wish­es tend,

No nob­ler bliss as­pir­ing,...

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No long­er these de­sir­ing,

Upward our wish­es tend,

No nob­ler bliss as­pir­ing,

From Every Earthly Pleasure

O Thou, Who Hast at Thy Command

lyricist: Jane Cotterill, 1815
Composer: Percy Smith, 1874
Hymn 2

...To have no oth­er will but Thine.

Our wish­es, our de­sires, con­trol;

Mold ev­ery pur­pose of the soul;...

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To have no oth­er will but Thine.

Our wish­es, our de­sires, con­trol;

Mold ev­ery pur­pose of the soul;

O Thou, Who Hast at Thy Command

How Sweet, How Heavenly Is the Sight

lyricist: Joseph Swain, 1792
Composer: Robert Stewart (1825–1894)
Hymn 3

...When, free from en­vy, scorn, and pride,

Our wish­es all ab­ove,

Each can his bro­ther’s fail­ings hide,...

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When, free from en­vy, scorn, and pride,

Our wish­es all ab­ove,

Each can his bro­ther’s fail­ings hide,

How Sweet, How Heavenly Is the Sight

If Solomon for Wisdom Prayed

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: Henry Baker, 1854
Hymn 4

...Assured that He will not re­fuse.

Our wish­es would our ru­in prove,

Could we our wretch­ed choice ob­tain;...

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Assured that He will not re­fuse.

Our wish­es would our ru­in prove,

Could we our wretch­ed choice ob­tain;

If Solomon for Wisdom Prayed

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