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'Tis by the faith of joys to come
We walk through deserts dark as night;
Till we arrive at heaven our home,
Faith is our guide, and faith our light.
The want of sight she well supplies,
She makes the pearly gates appear;
Far into distant worlds she pries,
And brings eternal glories near.
Cheerful we tread the desert through,
While faith inspires a heavenly ray;
Though lions roar, and tempests blow,
And rocks and dangers fill the way.
So Abram, by divine command,
Left his own house to walk with God;
His faith beheld the promised land,
And fired his zeal along the road.
---Alternative verses---
So Abram, by divine command,
Left his own house to walk with God;
His faith beheld the promised land,
And cheered him on his toilsome road.
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marker 99
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LYRICS
Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1707-1709
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Bible Refs:
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2 Co 5:7;
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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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| 2005 | # 258 | | 1851 | # 343 | | | # 129 | | 1866 | # 756 |
MUSIC
Name:
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DUKE STREET
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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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1793
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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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| # 193 | No key | | # 351 | No key | | # 225 | No key | | # 246 | No key | | # 32 | No key | | # 49 | C | | # 289 | D | | # 398 | D | | # 231 | D | | # 107 | D | | # 387 | D | | # 384 | D | | # 12 | D | | # 212 | D | | # 381 | D | | # 184 | E | | # 1084 | E | | # 24 | Eb | | # 116 | Eb | | # 128 | Eb | | # 187 | Eb | | # 19 | Eb | | # 459 | Eb | | # 26 | Eb | | # 784 | Eb | | # 540 | Eb | | # 747.1 | No key | | # 120 | F | | # 424 | Bb | | # 658 | E | | # 53 | Eb | | # 5 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
Name
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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