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Lord, it belongs not to my care
Whether I die or live;
To love and serve Thee is my share,
And this Thy grace must give.
If life be long, I will be glad,
That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad
To welcome endless day?
Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than He went through before;
He that unto God’s kingdom comes
Must enter by this door.
Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet
Thy blesséd face to see;
For if Thy work on earth be sweet
What will Thy glory be!
Then I shall end my sad complaints
And weary sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints
That sing my Saviour’s praise.
My knowledge of that life is small,
The eye of faith is dim;
But ’tis enough that Christ knows all,
And I shall be with Him.
---Alternative verses---
If life be long, I will be glad,
That I may long obey;
If short, yet why should I be sad
To soar to endless day?
Christ leads me through no darker rooms
Than He went through before;
No one into his kingdom comes
But through his opened door.
Then I shall end my sad complaints
And weary sinful days,
And join with the triumphant saints
Who sing my Saviour’s praise.
Then I shall end my sad complaints
And weary sinful days,
And join with all triumphant saints
Who sing Jehovah's praise.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1681
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Bible Refs:
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Is 26:4;
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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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| 1889 | # 920 | | 1977 | # 466 | | 1962 | # 612 | | 1919 | # 670 | | 1960 | # 588 | | 1920 | # 552 | | 2000 | # 224 | | 1899 | # 464 | | 1904 | # 420 | | 1983 | # 242 | | 1950 | # 342 | | 1922 | # 535 | | 1983 | # 679 | | 1964 | # 467 | | 1954 | # 647 | | 1925 | # 242 | | 1869 | # 93 | | 1925 | # 63 | | 1931 | # 105 | | 1908 | # 677 | | 1938 | # 662 | | 1917 | # 611 | | 1906 | # 433 | | 1903 | # 266 | | 1971 | # 190 | | 1916 | # 392 | | 1940 | # 445 | | 1986 | # 402 | | 1866 | # 763 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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SERENITY
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1836,1856
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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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| # 729 | Ab | | # 277 | Eb | | # 464 | E | | # 758 | E |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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