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Ye golden lamps of heaven farewell,
With all your feeble light;
Farewell thou ever changing moon,
Pale empress of the night.
And thou refulgent orb of day,
In brighter flames arrayed;
My soul that springs beyond thy sphere,
No more demands thy aid.
Ye stars are but the shining dust
Of my divine abode,
The pavement of those heavenly courts,
Where I shall reign with God.
The Father of eternal light
Shall there his beams display;
Nor shall one moment’s darkness mix
With that unvaried day.
No more the drops of piercing grief
Shall swell into mine yes;
Nor the meridian sun decline,
Amid those brighter skies.
There all the millions of his saints
Shall in one song unite;
And each the bliss of all shall view
With infinite delight.
---Alternative verses---
And thou refulgent orb of day,
In brighter flames arrayed;
My soul which springs beyond thy sphere,
No more demands thy aid.
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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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1755
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Bible Refs:
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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 | # 459 | | 1866 | # 1190 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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MARLOW
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1718
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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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| # 511 | G | | # 669 | G | | # 320 | F | | # 326 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
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