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Because I knew not
when my life was good,
And when there was
a light upon my path,
But turned my soul
perversely to the dark,
O Lord, I do repent.
Because I held upon
my selfish road,
And left my brother
wounded by the way,
And called ambition duty,
and pressed on,
O Lord, I do repent.
Because I spent the strength
Thou gavest me
In struggle which Thou
never didst ordain,
And have imperfect life to offer Thee,
O Lord, I do repent.
Because I chose the thorns
and pined for flowers,
And pressed the sword-points
down upon my heart,
And moaned that they
did hurt me like a child,
Lord, I do repent.
Because I struck
at others in my pain,
Like some wild beast
that wounded turns at bay
And rends the innocent earth
he stands upon,
O Lord, I do repent.
Because I was impatient,
would not wait,
And thrust my willful hand
across Thy threads,
And marred the pattern
drawn out for my life,
O Lord, I do repent.
Because I chose the thorns
and pined for flowers,
And pressed the sword-points
down upon my heart,
And moaned that they
did hurt me like a child,
Lord, I do repent.
Because I struck
at others in my pain,
Like some wild beast
that wounded turns at bay
And rends the innocent earth
he stands upon,
O Lord, I do repent.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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10 10 10 6
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1868
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Bible Refs:
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Ac 26:20;
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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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| 1903 | # 225 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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PEACE
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Meter:
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10 10 10 6
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1890
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