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Long have I seemed to serve thee, Lord,
With unavailing pain;
Fasted, and prayed, and read thy word,
And heard it preached in vain.
Oft did I with the assembly join,
And near thine altar drew;
A form of godliness was mine,
The power I never knew.
I rested in the outward law,
Nor knew its deep design;
The length and breadth I never saw,
And height, of love divine.
To please thee thus, at length I see,
Vainly I hoped and strove;
For what are outward things to thee,
Unless they spring from love?
I see the perfect law requires
Truth in the inward parts,
Our full consent, our whole desires,
Our undivided hearts.
But I of means have made my boast.
Of means an idol made;
The spirit in the letter lost,
The substance in the shade.
Where am I now, or what my hope?
What can my weakness do?
Jesus, to thee my soul looks up,
'Tis thou must make it new.
---Alternative verses---
Long have I seemed to serve Thee, Lord,
With unavailing pain:
I fasted, prayed, and read Thy Word,
And heard it preached in vain.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1740
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Bible Refs:
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2 Ti 3:5;
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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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| 1889 | # 91 | | 1899 | # 323 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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WOODLAND
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Meter:
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8 6 8 8 6
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Dates:
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1840
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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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| # 940 | G | | # 156 | G | | # 220 | G | | # 315 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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