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How long we've been the heirs

How long we've been the heirs

Author: S. O. James
Tune: HARMONY CHANT
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 How long we've been the heirs of grace!
How long desired a crown to win!
But still we have not reached the place
Where we can say we're free from sin.

2 We patient pray, and gladly sing,
"Thy perfect will, O Lord, be done!"
Our Captain will the victory bring
Which he for us has fairly won.

3 Our works as filthy rags appear,
Except as humbly wrought in thee:
Jesus, thy righteousness 'tis clear
Our righteousness at last must be.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #791

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Author: S. O. James

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First Line: How long we've been the heirs
Author: S. O. James
Copyright: Public Domain
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Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d451

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #791

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