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My God! till I received thy stroke,
How like a beast was I!
So unaccustomed to the yoke,
So backward to comply.
With grief my just reproach I bear,
Shame fills me at the thought;
How frequent my rebellions were!
What wickedness I wrought!
Thy merciful restraint I scorned
And left the pleasant road;
Yet turn me, and I shall be turned,
Thou art the Lord my God.
Is Ephraim banished from my thoughts,
Or vile in my esteem?
No, saith the Lord, with all his faults,
I shall remember him.
Is he a dear and pleasant child?
Yes, dear and pleasant still;
Though sin his foolish heart beguiled,
And he withstood my will.
My sharp rebuke has laid him low,
He seeks my face again;
My pity kindles at his woe,
He shall not seek in vain.
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LYRICS
Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1779
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Bible Refs:
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Jer 31:18-20;
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MUSIC
Name:
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ST. BERNARD
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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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1741
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 253 | D | | # 173 | D | | # 295 | D | | # 134 | D | | # 112 | D | | # 535 | E | | # 408 | Eb | | # 949 | Eb | | # 146 | Eb | | # 173 | Eb | | # 316 | Eb | | # 183 | Eb |
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