Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head
Author: Joseph H. Dean
Composer: Varies by tune (see below)
Languages (29)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Cebuano: Kanimo, Dios, Moyukbo Ko
- Chinese (Simplified): 在主面前
- Chinese (Traditional): 在主面前
- Chinese Pingyam (Romanized Cantonese): [Unknown title]
- Chinese Pinyin (Romanized Mandarin): Zài Zhǔ miànqián
- Czech: Ó, Pane můj, v pokoře své
- Dutch: Tot U, o Heer, richt ik mijn zang
- English: Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head
- English Braille: ⠠⠃⠑⠿⠑ ⠠⠮⠑⠂ ⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠂ ⠠⠊ ⠠⠃⠪ ⠠⠍⠽ ⠠⠓⠑⠁⠙
- Fijian: Rukumuni Au Cuva No
- Finnish: Sun eteesi mä painan pään
- Hungarian: Az Úr előtt fejet hajtok
- Japanese: み前にぬかずき
- Japanese (Hiragana): み前にぬかずき
- Japanese (Kanji): み前にぬかずき
- Kaqchikel: Tabana’ Utz, Tabana’ Choj
- Kekchi: Chawu, Qaawaʼ, ninbʼantioxin
- Khmer (Cambodian): ព្រះអង្គ យើងឱនក្បាលថ្វាយដល់ទ្រង់
- Korean: 주님 앞에 머리 숙여
- Latvian: Godinām mēs Tevi, ak, Kungs
- Polish: Przed Tobą, Panie, chylę skroń
- Portuguese: Diante de Ti
- Romanian: Înaintea Ta, mă plec Doamne
- Samoan: Le Ali‘i e, Ua Fa‘afetai
- Spanish: A Ti, Señor
- Spanish Braille: ⠠⠁ ⠞⠊⠂ ⠠⠎⠑ ⠕⠗
- Tagalog: Sa Harap N’yo, Panginoon
- Tongan: Hoku ʻEiki Te U Hū Atu
- Ukrainian: О мій Господь, хвала Тобі
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Most common tunes for “Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head”
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Appearances of “Before Thee, Lord, I Bow My Head” over time
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Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Before thee, Lord, I bow my head And thank thee for what has been said. My soul vibrates; my poor heart sings When thy sweet Spirit strikes the strings. How sweet thy word I’ve heard this day! Be thou my guide, O Lord, I pray. May I in patience do my part. Seal thou the word upon my heart.
2. Do thou, O Lord, anoint mine eyes That I may see and win the prize. My heart is full; mine eyes are wet. Oh, help me, Lord, lest I forget. So may my soul be filled with light That I may see and win the fight, And then at last exalted be, In peace and rest, O Lord, with thee.
3. Look up, my soul; be not cast down. Keep not thine eyes upon the ground. Break off the shackles of the earth. Receive, my soul, the spirit’s birth. And now as I go forth again To mingle with my fellowmen, Stay thou nearby, my steps to guide, That I may in thy love abide.
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