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Far from my heavenly home,
Far from my Father’s breast,
Fainting I cry, "Blest Spirit, come
And speed me to my rest!"
Upon the willows long
My harp has silent hung:
How should I sing a cheerful song
Till Thou inspire my tongue?
My spirit homeward turns
And fain would thither flee;
My heart, O Zion, droops and yearns,
When I remember thee.
To thee, to thee I press,
A dark and toilsome road;
When shall I pass the wilderness,
And reach the saint’s abode?
God of my life, be near;
On Thee my hopes I cast:
O guide me through the desert here,
And bring me home at last.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 (S.M.)
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Dates:
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1834
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 137:5-6;
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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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| 1920 | # 327 | | 1890 | # 155 | | 1874 | # 176 | | 1904 | # 481 | | 1922 | # 284 | | 1925 | # 200 | | 1908 | # 450 | | 1938 | # 417 | | 1917 | # 513 | | 1916 | # 408 | | 1866 | # 1232 | | 1900 | # 46 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. BRIDE
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 (S.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1762
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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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| # 322 | Bb | | # 450 | Bb | | # 180 | Bb | | # 316 | Bb | | # 583 | Bb | | # 81 | Bb | | # 352 | Bb | | # 37 | Bb | | # 101 | Bb | | # 249 | Bb | | # 322 | C | | # 528 | No key | | # 233 | No key |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 8 6 (S.M.) | | 6 6 8 6 (S.M.) | | 6 6 8 6 (S.M.) |
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