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Hast thou heard Him, seen Him, known Him?
Is not thine a captured heart?
Chief among ten thousand own Him;
Joyful choose the better part.
Is not thine a captured heart?
Chief among ten thousand own Him;
Joyful choose the better part.
Captivated by His beauty,
Worthy tribute haste to bring;
Let His peerless worth constrain thee,
Crown Him now unrivaled King.
Worthy tribute haste to bring;
Let His peerless worth constrain thee,
Crown Him now unrivaled King.
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Idols once they won thee, charmed thee,
Lovely things of time and sense;
Gilded thus does sin disarm thee,
Honeyed lest thou turn thee thence.
Lovely things of time and sense;
Gilded thus does sin disarm thee,
Honeyed lest thou turn thee thence.
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What has stripped the seeming beauty
From the idols of the earth?
Not a sense of right or duty,
But the sight of peerless worth.
From the idols of the earth?
Not a sense of right or duty,
But the sight of peerless worth.
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Not the crushing of those idols,
With its bitter void and smart;
But the beaming of His beauty,
The unveiling of His heart.
With its bitter void and smart;
But the beaming of His beauty,
The unveiling of His heart.
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Who extinguishes their taper
Till they hail the rising sun?
Who discards the garb of winter
Till the summer has begun?
Till they hail the rising sun?
Who discards the garb of winter
Till the summer has begun?
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'Tis that look that melted Peter,
'Tis that face that Stephen saw,
'Tis that heart that wept with Mary,
Can alone from idols draw:
'Tis that face that Stephen saw,
'Tis that heart that wept with Mary,
Can alone from idols draw:
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Draw and win and fill completely,
Till the cup o'erflow the brim;
What have we to do with idols
Who have companied with Him?
Till the cup o'erflow the brim;
What have we to do with idols
Who have companied with Him?
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Taipei, Beitou, Taiwan
Really enjoyed this hymn
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
The beaming of His beauty, the unveiling of His heart
Vista, CA, United States
Have you HEARD HIM? His beauty CAPTIVATES us! And he has PEERLESS WORTH! UNRIVALED!
These are uplifted human virtues in Him after hHis resurrection and divine attributes that we cannot attain in ourselves! Thank and praise the Lord, “We need Jesus, more and more and more! ”
Quezon City, NCR, Philippines
Lord keep captivating us with Your beauty.
Fort Stockton, TX, United States
Lord thank You in You is all the fullness
Mansfield, Ohio, United States
Beauty here is not outward beauty. His beauty causes attraction. I was attracted to the Lord since I was young. I did have to choose Him over other attractive options for my life. There was a choice for a wife that was a big one. Then the choice of a career. I can see these as idols that would capture my love and take Christ of first place. As grew in love with Him other idols or attractive things do not usurp his first place. Now I can say I’m caught, captivated by his beauty. I recommend you to look up authors biography.
Unrivaled King
Glenfield Auckland City, New Zealand
Lord, we are Captivated by Your beauty,
Worthy tribute haste to bring;
Let His peerless worth constrain thee,
Crown Him now unrivaled King.
Los Angeles, CA, United States
Jesus’ name isn’t mentioned once in this song but only He can be such a captivating Person that this song must be about Him!!
There is some captivating going on this morning!
Anaheim, California, United States
Captivate me again today!