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Behold Us, Lord, a Little Space

Representative Text

1 Behold us, Lord a little space
From daily tasks set free,
And met within Thy holy place
To rest awhile with Thee.

2 Around us rolls the ceaseless tide
Of business, toil, and care,
And scarcely can we turn aside
For one brief hour of prayer.

3 Yet these are not the only walls
Wherein Thou mayst be sought;
On homeliest work thy blessing falls
In truth and patience wrought.

4 Thine is the loom, the forge, the mart,
The wealth of land and sea;
The worlds of science and of art,
Revealed and ruled by Thee.

5 Then let us prove our heavenly birth
In all we do and know,
And claim the kingdom of the earth
For Thee, and not thy foe.

6 Work shall be prayer, if all be wrought
As thou wouldst have it done;
And prayer, by thee inspired and taught,
Itself with work be one.

AMEN.

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #317

Author: John Ellerton

John Ellerton (b. London, England, 1826; d. Torquay, Devonshire, England, 1893) Educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man and at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1851. He served six parishes, spending the longest time in Crewe Green (1860-1872), a church of steelworkers and farmers. Ellerton wrote and translated about eighty hymns, many of which are still sung today. He helped to compile Church Hymns and wrote its handbook, Notes and Illustrations to Church Hymns (1882). Some of his other hymn texts were published in The London Mission Hymn Book (1884). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Behold us, Lord, a little space
Title: Behold Us, Lord, a Little Space
Author: John Ellerton (1870)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #449
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Instances (1 - 100 of 117)

A Church of England Hymn Book #77

A Hundred Songs of God and His Kingdom #d6

A Hymnal for Friends #29

A Service Hymn Book #d11

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At Worship #267

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Christian Song #37a

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Christian Song #37b

Christian Worship and Praise #d39

Christian Youth Hymnal #297

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #448

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #465

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Church Hymns and Tunes #467

Church Hymns with Tunes #53

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Columbia University Hymnal #8

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Common Praise #503

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #429

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Evangel Songs #163

Exalt His Name #221

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Hymnal Amore Dei #53

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #515

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Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church #594

Hymnal for Sunday School and Social Worship #d20

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #597

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #597

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Hymnal, Amore Dei #53

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Hymnal, Amore Dei. Rev. ed. #a53

Hymnbook for Christian Worship #231

Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #475

Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Edition #13

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #13

Hymns and Prayers for Church Societies and Assemblies #d12

Hymns and Psalms #376

Hymns and Songs #d4

Hymns and Songs IV #ad4

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Hymns for Schools and Colleges #167

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Hymns for the Church #295

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Hymns for the Living Age #333

Hymns of the Christian Life #d32

Hymns of the Christian Life #d31

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Hymns of the Christian Life #301

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #370

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #370

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #408

Hymns of the Spirit for Use in the Free Churches of America #107

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Hymns of the United Church #149

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Hymns of the United Church #149

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Hymns of Worship and Service #524

Inter-Church Hymnal #d34

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #138

Jubilate Deo #234

Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #d68

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Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #206

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Methodist Hymn-Book #750

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Methodist Tune Book #114

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #201

Pilgrim Hymnal #395

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Praise Songs #3

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Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #213

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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #164

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Social Hymns of Brotherhood and Aspiration #22

Songs of Praise #24

Songs of Praise #39

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Songs of the Christian Life #19

The A. M. E. Zion Hymnal #444

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The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #317

The American Hymnal #d44

The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #d34

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The American Hymnal for Chapel Service #302

The Book of Common Praise #15

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The Book of Common Praise #16

The Book of Hymns #d53

The Book of Praise #326

The Book of Praise #329

The Canadian Youth Hymnal #22

The Chapel Service Book #d15

The Church Hymnal #d33

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The Church Hymnal #534

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The Church Hymnary #386

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The Council Hymnal #50

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The Cyber Hymnal #449

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The Harvard University Hymn Book #35

The Harvard University Hymn Book #193

The Hill School Hymnal and Service Book #d13

The Hymn Book of the Anglican Church of Canada and the United Church of Canada #59

The Hymnal #39

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The Hymnal #573a

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The Hymnal of Praise #36

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The Hymnal #10

The Hymnal #228

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The Hymnal #573

The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #206

The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #206

The Methodist Hymn-Book with Tunes #949

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #394

The Methodist Hymnal #d53

The Methodist Hymnal #459

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