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O tell me no more
of this world’s vain store,
The time for such trifles
with me now is o’er;
A country I’ve found
where true joys abound,
To dwell I’m determined
on that happy ground.
The souls that believe
in paradise live,
And me in that number
will Jesus receive;
My soul, don’t delay;
He calls thee away;
Rise, follow thy Savior,
and bless the glad day.
No mortal doth know
what He can bestow,
What light, strength,
and comfort—go after Him, go;
Lo, onward I move to a city above,
None guesses how wondrous
my journey will prove.
Great spoils I shall win
from death, hell, and sin,
’Midst outward afflictions
shall feel Christ within;
And when I’m to die,
“Receive me,” I’ll cry,
For Jesus hath loved me,
I cannot tell why:
But this I do find,
we two are so joined,
He’ll not live in glory
and leave me behind;
So this is the race I’m running
through grace,
Henceforth, till admitted
to see my Lord’s face.
And now I’m in care
my neighbors may share
These blessings: to seek them
will none of you dare?
In bondage, O why,
and death will you lie,
When One here assures you
free grace is so nigh?
Now, this is my prayer,
Poor mourners may share
Those blessings: O give them
their hearts to prepare;
In trouble they cry,
in prison they lie;
Lord, open their prison—
thy promise apply.
Then sweetly they'll sing
the grace of our King;
In Zion, as converts,
good news they will bring;
In fellowship sweet
thy children shall greet
These lambs as thy chosen,
at Jesus' feet.
Thy Spirit impart—
renewing the heart;
The sinners who feel it
to action will start;
Then send them thy word—
the witness afford,
To lead, guide, and teach
them the way of the Lord.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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10 11 10 11
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Dates:
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1742
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Bible Refs:
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1 Ti 6:17;
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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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| 1899 | # 741 |
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Name:
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LYONS
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Meter:
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10 10 11 11
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1815
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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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| # 20 | A | | # 10 | Ab | | # 147 | Ab | | # 494 | Ab | | # 404 | A | | # 741 | A | | # 58 | A |
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