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Ye indolent and slothful! rise,
View the ant’s labours, and be wise;
She has no guide to point her way,
No ruler chiding her delay:
Yet see with what incessant cares
She for the winter’s storm prepares;
In summer she provides her meat,
And harvest finds her store complete.
But when will slothful man rise?
How long shall sleep seal up his eyes?
Sloth more indulgence still demands;
Sloth shuts the eyes, and folds the hands.
But mark the end; want shall assail,
When all your strength and vigour fail;
Want, like an armed man, shall rush
The hoary head of age to crush.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Pr 6:6-12;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. GREGORY
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1738
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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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| # 95 | D | | # 532 | Eb | | # 83 | Eb |
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