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What is there here to court my stay,
And keep me back from home,
When angels beckon me away,
And Jesus bids me come?
Shall I regret my parting friends
Here in this vale confined?
Nay, but where’er my soul ascends,
They will not stay behind.
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LYRICS
Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Dates:
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1749
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Bible Refs:
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MUSIC
Name:
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PARTING FRIENDS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1850
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