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Lord, who's the happy man that may
to thy blest courts repair?
Not, stranger-like, to visit them,
but to inhabit there?
'Tis he, whose ev'ry thought and deed
by rules of virtue moves;
Whose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak
the thing his heart disproves.
Who never did a slander forge
his neighbor's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report,
by malice whispered round.
Who vice, in all its pomp and pow'r,
can treat with just neglect;
And piety, thought clothed in rags,
religiously respect.
Who to his plighted vows and trust
has ever firmly stood;
And, though he promise to his loss,
he makes his promise good.
Whose soul in usury disdains
his treasure to employ;
Who no rewards can ever bribe
the guiltless to destroy.
The man, who by this steady course
has happiness insured,
When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand,
by Providence secured.
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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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1696
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 15;
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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 | # 293 | | 1821 | # 15 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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BEMERTON
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1849
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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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| # 313 | Bb |
echo ' | ';
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