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I would but can not sing,
I would but can not pray
For Satan meets me when I try,
And frights my soul away.
I know the Lord is nigh,
And would, but cannot, pray;
For Satan meets me when I try,
And frights my soul away.
I would, but can't repent,
Though I endeavor oft;
This stony heart can ne'er relent
Till Jesus makes it soft.
I would, but can not love,
Though loved by love divine;
No arguments have pow'r to move
A soul so base as mine.
I would, but can not rest
In God's most holy will
I know what he appoints is best
Yet murmur at it still.
O could I but believe!
Then all would easy be,
I would, but can not--Lord relieve,
My help must come from thee!
But if indeed I would,
Though I can nothing do,
Yet the desire is something good
For which my praise is due.
By nature prone to ill,
Till thine appointed hour
I was as destitute of will
As now I am of pow'r.
Wilt thou not crown at length
The work thou hast begun?
And with the will afford me strength
In all thy ways to run?
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 (S.M.)
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Dates:
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1779
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Bible Refs:
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Rm 7:15;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1815 | # 352 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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SOUTHWELL
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 (S.M.)
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Dates:
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1579
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 453 | No key | | # 533 | Ab | | # 205 | Ab | | # 565 | G | | # 239 | G | | # 120 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 8 6 (S.M.) | | 6 6 8 6 (S.M.) |
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