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Save me, O God, the swelling floods
Break in upon my soul;
I sink, and sorrows o’er my head
Like mighty waters roll.
I cry till all my voice be gone,
In tears I waste the day:
My God, behold my longing eyes,
And shorten thy delay.
They hate my soul without a cause,
And still their number grows
More than the hairs around my head,
And mighty are my foes.
Twas then I paid that dreadful debt
That men could never pay,
And gave those honors to thy law
Which sinners took away.
Thus in the great Messiah’s name,
The royal prophet mourns;
Thus he awakes our hearts to grief,
And gives us joy by turns.
Now shall the saints rejoice, and find
Salvation in my name;
For I have borne their heavy load
Of sorrow, pain, and shame.
Grief, like a garment, clothed me round,
And sackcloth was my dress,
While I procured for naked souls
A robe of righteousness.
Amongst my brethren and the Jews
I like a stranger stood,
And bore their vile reproach, to bring
The Gentiles near to God.
I came in sinful mortals’ stead,
To do my Father’s will;
Yet when I cleansed my Father’s house,
They scandalized my zeal.
My fasting and my holy groans
Were made the drunkard’s song;
But God, from his celestial throne,
Heard my complaining tongue.
He saved me from the dreadful deep,
Nor let my soul be drowned;
He raised and fixed my sinking feet
On well-established ground.
’Twas in a most accepted hour
My prayer arose on high;
And for my sake my God shall hear
The dying sinner’s cry.
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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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1719
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 69:1-14;
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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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MUSIC
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Name:
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CHESHIRE
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1592
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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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| # 166 | Em | | # 951 | Em | | # 461 | G | | # 647 | G | | # 272 | G |
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.) |
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