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Come every joyful heart,
That loves the Saviour’s name.
Your noblest powers exert
To celebrate His fame:
|:Tell all above and all below,:|
The debt of love to Him you owe.
He left His starry crown,
And laid His robes aside;
On wings of love came down;
And wept, and bled, and died:
|:What He endured
no tongue can tell,:|
To save our souls
from death and hell.
From the dark grave He rose—
The mansion of the dead;
And thence His mighty foes
In glorious triumph led:
|:Up through the sky
the Conqueror rode,:|
And reigns on high,
the Saviour God.
From thence He’ll quickly come—
His chariot will not stay—
And bear our spirits home
To realms of endless day:
|:There shall we see His lovely face,:|
And ever be in His embrace.
Jesus, we ne’er can pay
The debt of love we owe;
Yet grant us day by day
Our gratitude to show;
Our life, our all, to Thee we give,
To Thee, by whom alone we live.
---Alternative verses---
He left His heavenly crown,
And glory laid aside;
On wings of love came down;
And wept, and bled, and died:
|:What He endured
no tongue can tell,:|
To save our souls
from death and hell.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 6 6 8 8 extended
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Dates:
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 63:5;
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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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| 1981 | # 375 | | 1964 | # 126 | | | # 230 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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LENOX
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Meter:
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6 6 6 6 8 8 8
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Dates:
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1782
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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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| # 181 | A | | # 199 | Ab | | # 250 | Bb | | # 375 | G | | # 141 | Bb | | # 267 | Bb | | # 386 | Bb | | # 499 | Bb | | # 25 | Bb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 6 6 8 8 | | 6 6 6 6 8 8 |
echo ' | ';
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