pass­ing mea­sure

The phrase "pass­ing mea­sure" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“pass­ing mea­sure”· 3 hymns found
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Works by love and mer­cy wrought;
Striving art can ne’er un­fold;
Ear and heart de­lighting well;

pass­ing mea­sure

Works of mer­cy pass­ing thought.
Life that doth all life up­hold.
Saving us from sin and hell.

God, My King, Thy Might Confessing

lyricist: Richard Mant, 1824
Composer: Christian Witt, 1715
Hymn 1

...Works by love and mer­cy wrought;

Works of love sur­pass­ing mea­sure,

Works of mer­cy pass­ing thought....

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Works by love and mer­cy wrought;

Works of love sur­pass­ing mea­sure,

Works of mer­cy pass­ing thought.

God, My King, Thy Might Confessing

To the Name That Is Salvation

lyricist: From the Latin
Composer: Caspar Ett, 1840
Hymn 2

...Striving art can ne’er un­fold;

Sea of vir­tue pass­ing mea­sure,

Life that doth all life up­hold....

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Striving art can ne’er un­fold;

Sea of vir­tue pass­ing mea­sure,

Life that doth all life up­hold.

To the Name That Is Salvation

To the Name of Our Salvation

lyricist: From the Latin
Composer: Henry Gauntlett (1805–1876)
Hymn 3

...Ear and heart de­lighting well;

Name of sweet­ness, pass­ing mea­sure,

Saving us from sin and hell....

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Ear and heart de­lighting well;

Name of sweet­ness, pass­ing mea­sure,

Saving us from sin and hell.

To the Name of Our Salvation

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