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There is a place where
my hopes are stayed,
My heart and my treasures are there,
Where virtues and blessings never face,
And fields are eternally fair.
That blissful place is my fatherland,
By faith its delights I explore,
Come, favour my flight, angelic band,
And waft me in peace to the shore.
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marker 99
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LYRICS
Meter:
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9 8 9 8 D
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1842
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Bible Refs:
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MUSIC
Name:
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FATHERLAND
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Meter:
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9 8 9 8 D
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1855
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echo ' | ';
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