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Ah whither should I go,
Burdened, and sick, and faint?
To whom should I my troubles show,
And pour out my complaint?
My Saviour bids me come,
Ah! why do I delay?
He calls the weary sinner home,
And yet from him I stay!
What is it keeps me back,
From which I cannot part,
Which will not let my Saviour take,
Possession of my heart?
Some cursed thing unknown
Must surely lurk within,
Some idol, which I will not own,
Some secret bosom-sin.
Jesu, the hindrance show,
Which I have feared to see:
Yet let me now consent to know
What keeps me out of thee:
Searcher of hearts, in mine
Thy trying power display;
Into its darkest corners shine,
And take the veil away.
I now believe in thee
Compassion reigns alone;
According to my faith to me
O let it, Lord, be done!
In me is all the bar,
Which thou wouldst fain remove;
Remove it, and I shall declare
That God is only love.
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Jesus, the hindrance show,
Which I have feared to see:
Yet let me now consent to know
What keeps me back from thee:
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 (S.M.)
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Dates:
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1741
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Bible Refs:
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1 Ti 2:3-4;
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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 | # 152 | | 1899 | # 331 | | 1954 | # 364 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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LEOMINSTER
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Meter:
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6 6 8 6 D (D.S.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1862
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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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| # 152 | D | | # 542 | D | | # 297 | Eb | | # 443 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 6 6 8 6 (S.M.) | | 6 6 8 6 D (D.S.M.) |
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