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Beset with snares on every hand.
In life's uncertain path I stand;
Saviour divine, diffuse thy light,
To guide my doubtful footsteps right.
Engage this roving, treacherous heart,
To fix on Christ the better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that none can take away.
Then let the wildest storms arise;
Let tempests mingle earth and skies;
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear,
But all my treasures with me bear.
If thou, my Jesus, will be nigh,
Cheerful I live, and joyful die;
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To find ten thousand worlds in thee.
---Alternative verses---
Beset with snares on ev'ry hand.
In life's uncertain path I stand;
Father divine, diffuse thy light,
To guide my doubtful footsteps right.
Engage this roving, treacherous heart,
Wisely to choose the better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that none can take away.
Oh, make each roving, treacherous, heart,
Wisely to choose the better part;
Scorning the trifles of a day,
For joys that none can take away.
Engage this roving, treacherous heart,
To fix on Mary's better part;
To scorn the trifles of a day,
For joys that none can take away.
Then let the wildest storms arise;
Let tempests mingle earth and skies;
No fatal shipwreck shall I fear,
But all my treasures with us bear.
If thou, blessed Saviour, still art nigh,
Cheerful we live, and cheerful die;
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To find eternal joys in thee.
If thou, my Father, will be nigh,
Cheerful I live, and joyful die;
Secure, when mortal comforts flee,
To find ten thousand worlds in thee.
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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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1755
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Bible Refs:
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Lk 10:38-42;
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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 | # 407 | | 1853 | # 41 | | 1899 | # 526 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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HEBRON
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1830
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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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| # 157 | Bb | | # 526 | Bb | | # 726 | Bb | | # 42 | Bb | | # 169 | Bb | | # 225 | Bb | | # 241 | Bb |
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