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The wandering star and fleeting wind
Are emblems of the fickle mind;
The morning cloud and early dew
Bring our inconstancy to view.
But cloud and wind, and dew and star,
Only a faint resemblance bear;
Nor can there aught in nature be
So changeable and frail as we.
Our outward walk and inward frame
Are scarcely through an hour the same;
We vow, and straight our vows forget,
And then those very vows repeat.
We sin forsake, to sin return;
Are hot, then cold, now freeze, now burn;
In deep distress, then raptures feel,
We soar to heaven, then sink to hell.
With flowing tears, Lord, we confess
Our folly and unsteadfastness;
When shall these hearts more stable be,
Fixed by thy grace alone on thee!
---Alternative verses---
With contrite hearts, Lord, we confess
Our folly and unsteadfastness;
When shall these hearts more stable be,
Fixed by thy grace alone on thee!
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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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1818
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Bible Refs:
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Is 64:6; Ho 6:4;
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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 | # 350 | | 1818 | # 515 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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HERR JESU CHRIST DICH ZU UNS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1628
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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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| # 23 | No key |
echo ' | ';
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Hymn Writer
