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Now shall my solemn vows be paid
To that Almighty Power,
That heard the long requests I made
In my distressful hour.
My lips and cheerful heart prepare
To make his mercies known;
Come, ye that fear my God, and hear
The wonders he has done.
When on my head huge sorrows fell,
I sought his heavenly aid;
He saved my sinking soul from hell,
And death's eternal shade.
If sin lay covered in my heart,
While prayer employed my tongue,
The Lord had shown me no regard,
Nor I his praises sung.
But God (his name be ever blest)
Has set my spirit free;
Nor turned from him my poor request,
Nor turned his heart from me.
---Alternative verses---
Now shall my solemn vows be paid
To that almighty Power
Who heard the long request I made
In my distressful hour.
My lips and cheerful heart prepare
To make his mercies known:
Come, ye who fear my God, and hear
The wonders he has done.
But God-his name be ever blest!-
Has set my spirit free;
He ne'er rejected my request,
Nor turned his heart from me.
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LYRICS
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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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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1719
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 66:13-20;
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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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| | # 66 | | 1872 | # 66.4 | | 1866 | # 850 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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NATIVITY (LAHEE)
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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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1855
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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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| # 37 | Bb | | # 2 | Bb | | # 200 | Bb | | # 70 | Bb | | # 85 | Bb | | # 401 | Bb | | # 38 | Bb | | # 299 | Bb | | # 478 | Bb | | # 142 | No key | | # 390.2 | No key |
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.) |
echo ' | ';
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Hymn Writer
