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%OHSCRIP Mt 28:19, Ps 91:4, 2Cor 13:14
%OHTOPICS {Aspiration}, {Atonement [2]}, {Baptism}, {Christian Life}, {Commitment}, {Conversion}, {Courage in Affliction}, {Cross [2]}, {Day}, {Discipleship}, {Education [5]}, {Example, Christ's [2]}, {Example, Of Other People [3]}, {God, Majesty & Power of [1,2,5,6,7,9]}, {Judgment [3]}, {Leadership [5]}, {Loyalty [5,8]}, {Nature [4]}, {Obedience}, {Presence [5,8]}, {Self Control (see also Law) [6]}, {Speech [3,7]}, {Submission (see also Following Jesus, God - Providence of, Trust) [5-8]}, {Temperance & Moral Reform (see also Law) [6,7]}, {Temptation [6]}, {Trinity [1,9]}, {Wisdom [5]}
%OHCATEGORY BAPTISMAL LIFE
%OHMETRICAL 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
%OHCOMPLEXITY 5
%OHCOMPOSER Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Patrick of Ireland (circa 387-493)
%OHTRANSLATOR Alexander, Cecil Frances Humphreys (1818-1895)
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X: 1
T: I Bind Unto Myself Today
C: Words: attributed to St. Patrick of Ireland (circa 387-466). Paraphrased by Cecil F. Alexander, 1889. 
C: Music: 'St. Patricks Breastplate' Charles V. Stanford, 1902.  Setting: "The English Hymnal", 1906.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2006 Revision.
S: Music source: 'The English Hymnal', 1906 Hymn 212.
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w: 1.~I bind un- to * my- self * to- * day * The strong * Name of * the 
w: 2.~I bind this day * to me * for- * ev- er By pow- er of faith, * Christ's 
w: 3.~I bind un- to * my- self * the * pow- er Of the * great love * of 
w: 4.~I bind un- to * my- self * to- * day * The vir- * tues of * the 
w: 5.~I bind un- to * my- self * to- * day * The pow- er of God * to 
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w: Tri- ni- ty, * By in- * vo- * ca- * tion of the 
w: in- car- na- tion; His bap- * tism * in * the Jor- dan 
w: cher- u- bim; * The sweet * "Well * done" * in judg- ment 
w: star lit heav- en, The glor- * ious * sun's * life giv- ing 
w: hold and lead, * His eye * to * watch, * His might to 
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w: same * The * Three in * One * and One in Three.  *  *
w: riv- er, His * death on * Cross * for my sal- * va- tion; 
w: ho- ur, The * ser- vice * of * the ser- a- * phim, * 
w: ray, * The * white- ness * of * the moon at * ev- en, 
w: stay, * His * ear to * hear- * ken to my * need. * 
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w: 2.~His burst- ing from the * spic- èd tomb, * His rid- ing 
w: 3.~Con- fes- sors' faith, A- * pos- tles' word, * The Pa- triarchs' 
w: 4.~The flash- ing of the * light- ning free, * The whirl- ing 
w: 5.~The wis- dom of my * God to teach, * His hand to 
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w: up * the heav'n- ly way, * His com- * ing * at * the day of 
w: pray- ers, the pro- phets' scrolls, * All good * deeds * done * un- to the 
w: wind's * tem- pest- uous shocks, * The sta- * ble * earth, * the deep salt 
w: guide, * His shield to ward; * The word * of * God * to give me 
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w: doom * I * bind un- * to * my- self to- day.  * 
w: Lord * And * pu- ri- * ty * of vir- gin souls.  * 
w: sea * A- * round the * old * e- ter- nal rocks.  * 
w: speech, * His * heav'n- ly * host * to be my guard.  * 
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W: 6.Against the demon snares of sin,
W: The vice that gives temptation force,
W: The natural lusts that war within,
W: The hostile men that mar my course;
W: Or few or many, far or nigh,
W: In every place and in all hours,
W: Against their fierce hostility
W: I bind to me these holy powers.
W: 
W: 7.Against all Satan's spells and wiles,
W: Against false words of heresy,
W: Against the knowledge that defiles,
W: Against the heart's idolatry,
W: Against the wizard's evil craft,
W: Against the death wound and the burning,
W: The choking wave, the poisoned shaft,
W: Protect me, Christ, till Thy returning.
W: 
W: 8.Christ be with me, Christ within me,
W: Christ behind me, Christ before me,
W: Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
W: Christ to comfort and restore me.
W: Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
W: Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
W: Christ in hearts of all that love me,
W: Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
W: 
W: 9.I bind unto myself the Name,
W: The strong Name of the Trinity,
W: By invocation of the same,
W: The Three in One and One in Three.
W: By Whom all nature hath creation,
W: Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
W: Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
W: Salvation is of Christ the Lord.