Self re­nounc­ing

The phrase "Self re­nounc­ing" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Self re­nounc­ing”· 3 hymns found
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And all its dross re­fine.
I claim that love from Thee.
That makes Thy child­ren free.

Self re­nounc­ing

That owns His sweet con­trol,
Envy is to it un­known;
Is a life of li­ber­ty.

Waiting for the Promise (Crosby)

lyricist: Fanny Cosby, 1897
Composer: John Sweney
Hymn 1

...And all its dross re­fine.

I want a self re­nounc­ing will,

That owns His sweet con­trol,...

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And all its dross re­fine.

I want a self re­nounc­ing will,

That owns His sweet con­trol,

Waiting for the Promise (Crosby)

What My Soul Seeks

lyricist: Catherine Booth-Clibborn, 1918
Composer: Victoria Demarest
Hymn 2

...I claim that love from Thee.

Self re­nounc­ing, self for­get­ting,

Envy is to it un­known;...

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I claim that love from Thee.

Self re­nounc­ing, self for­get­ting,

Envy is to it un­known;

What My Soul Seeks

Father, I Know That All My Life

lyricist: Anna Waring, 1850
Composer: Charles Steggall, 1890
Hymn 3

...That makes Thy child­ren free.

And a life of self re­nounc­ing love

Is a life of li­ber­ty....

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That makes Thy child­ren free.

And a life of self re­nounc­ing love

Is a life of li­ber­ty.

Father, I Know That All My Life

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