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Oppressed by noonday’s scorching heat,
To yonder Cross I flee,
Beneath its shelter take my seat—
No shade like this to me!
Beneath that Cross clear waters burst,
A fountain sparkling free,
And there I quench my desert thirst—
No spring like this to me!
For burdened ones a resting place
Beside that Cross I see;
I here cast off my weariness—
No rest like this for me!
A stranger here, I pitch my tent
Beneath this spreading tree;
Here shall my pilgrim life be spent—
No home like this for me!
---Alternative verses---
Oppressed with noonday’s scorching heat,
To yonder Cross I flee,
Beneath its shelter take my seat—
No shade like this to me!
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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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1857
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Bible Refs:
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Is 25:4;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| | # 829 | | 1866 | # 748 |
MUSIC
Name:
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WINCHESTER OLD
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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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1592
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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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| # 147 | No key | | # 71 | No key | | # 143 | F | | # 602 | F | | # 113 | F | | # 201 | F | | # 120 | F | | # 129 | F | | # 276 | F | | # 960 | F | | # 62 | F | | # 154 | F | | # 33 | G | | # 829 | G | | # 1004 | G | | # 427 | F | | # 733 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 6 | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
echo ' | ';
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