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O that I knew the sacred place
Where I might find my God!
I’d spread my wants before His face,
And pour my woes abroad.
I’d tell Him how my sins arise;
What sorrows I sustain;
How grace decays, and comfort dies,
And leaves my heart in pain.
He knows what arguments I’d take
To wrestle with my God;
I’d plead for His own mercy’s sake
And for my Saviour’s blood.
My God will pity my complaints,
And drive my foes away;
He knows the meaning of His saints;
When they in sorrow.
Arise, my soul, from deep distress,
And banish every fear;
He calls Thee to His throne of grace,
To spread Thy sorrows there.
---Alternative verses---
O that I knew the secret place
Where I might find my God!
I’d spread my wants before His face,
And pour my woes abroad.
My God will pity my complaints,
And heal my broken bones;
He takes the meaning of His saints;
The language of their groans.
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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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1721-1727
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Bible Refs:
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Job 23:3-4; Ps 91:1;
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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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| 1866 | # 655 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ABRIDGE
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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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1770
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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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| # 583 | Bb | | # 167 | D | | # 411 | D | | # 332 | D | | # 370 | D | | # 600 | Eb | | # 72 | Eb | | # 46 | Eb | | # 278 | Eb | | # 536 | Eb | | # 519 | Eb | | # 550 | Eb | | # 282 | Eb | | # 173 | Eb | | # 69 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.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.) |
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