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The Lord did on my side engage
from heav'n, his throne, my cause upheld;
And snatched me from the furious_rage,
of threat'ning waves that proudly swelled.
God his resistless pow'r employed,
my strongest foes' attempts to break;
Who else with ease had soon destroyed
the weak defense that I could make.
Their subtle rage had near prevailed,
when I distressed and friendless lay;
But still, when other succors failed,
God was my firm support and stay.
From dangers that enclosed me round,
he brought me forth and set me free;
For some just cause his goodness found,
that moved him to delight in me.
Because in me no guilt remains,
God does his gracious help extend;
My hands are free from bloody stains,
therefore the Lord is still my friend.
For I his judgments kept in sight,
in his just paths I always trod;
I never did his statutes slight,
nor loosely wandered from my God.
But still my soul, sincere and pure,
did e'en from darling sins refrain;
His favors, therefore, yet endure,
because my heart and hands are clean.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1821
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 18:16-24;
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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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| 1821 | # 18 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. AMBROSE
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1808
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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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| # 144 | F | | # 449 | F |
echo ' | ';
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