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Ere mountains reared
their forms sublime,
Or Heav’n and earth in order stood,
Before the birth of ancient time,
From everlasting Thou art God.
A thousand ages, in their flight,
With Thee are as a fleeting day;
Past, present, future, to Thy sight
At once their various
scenes display.
But our brief life’s
a shadowy dream,
A passing thought that soon is o’er,
That fades with
morning’s earliest beam,
And fills the musing mind no more.
To us, O Lord, the wisdom give
Each passing moment so to spend,
That we at length with Thee may live
Where life and bliss shall never end.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 90:2;
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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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| 1851 | # 101 | | 1899 | # 53 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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HAMBURG (BOSTON)
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1824,1825
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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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| # 82 | F | | # 323 | F | | # 495 | F | | # 213 | F | | # 293 | F | | # 336 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
echo ' | ';
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