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Show me Thy face, one transient gleam

Appears in 15 hymnals Used With Tune: SHOW ME THY FACE

SHOW ME THY FACE

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 81 hymnals Tune Sources: English Air Incipit: 33344 54323 45143 Used With Text: Show me thy face, one transient gleam

[Show me thy face—one transient gleam]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Incipit: 13453 43234 65433 Used With Text: Show Me Thy Face

REX REGUM

Appears in 15 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sir John Stainer, 1840-1901 Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 32112 34551 17655 Used With Text: Show me Thy face one transient gleam

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Show me Thy face one transient gleam

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #434 (1917) Lyrics: 1 Show me Thy face one transient gleam Of loveliness divine, And I shall never think nor dream Of other love save Thine; All lesser light will darken quite, All lower glories wane, The beautiful of earth will scarce Seem beautiful again. 2 Show me Thy face my faith and love Shall henceforth fixed be, And nothing here have power to move My soul's serenity; My life shall seem a trance, a dream, And all I feel and see Illusive, visionary, Thou, The one Reality! 3 Show me Thy face I shall forget The weary days of yore, The fretting ghosts of vain regret Shall haunt my soul no more; All doubts and fears for future years In quiet trust subside, And nought but blest content and calm With my breast abide. 4 Show me Thy face the heaviest cross Will then seem light to bear, There will be gain for every loss, And peace with every care; With such light feet the years shall fleet, Life seem as brief as blest, Till I have laid my burden down, And entered into rest. Topics: The Christian Life Aspiration and Prayer; Face, of God; God Face of; God Longing for; Longing For God Languages: English Tune Title: REX REGUM

Show me thy face, one transient gleam

Author: Anon Hymnal: The Song Book of the Salvation Army #551 (1986) Lyrics: 1 Show me thy face, one transient gleam Of loveliness divine, And I shall never think or dream Of other love save thine; All lesser light will darken quite, All lower glories wane, The beautiful of earth will scarce Seem beautiful again. 2 Show me thy face, I shall forget The weary days of yore, The fretting ghosts of vain regret Shall haunt my soul no more. All doubts and fears for future years In quiet trust subside, And naught but blest content and calm Within my breast abide. 3 Show me thy face, the heaviest cross Will then seem light to bear, There will be gain in every loss, And peace with every care. With such light feet the years will fleet, Life seem as brief as blest, Till I have laid my burden down, And entered into rest. Topics: The life of holiness Praise and Thanksgiving Languages: English

Show Me Thy Face

Hymnal: Bright Gems #113 (1881) First Line: Show me thy face—one transient gleam Languages: English Tune Title: [Show me thy face—one transient gleam]

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R. G. Staples

b. 1833 Composer of "[Show me thy face—one transient gleam]" in Bright Gems Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA. Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)

Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Show Me Thy Face" in Northfield Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.