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Behold th' expected time draw near,
The shades disperse, the dawn appears;
Behold the wilderness assume
The beauteous tints of Eden's bloom.
Come, let us with a grateful heart
In the blest labor share a part;
Our pray'rs and offerings gladly bring
To aid the triumphs of our King.
Invite the world to come and prove
A Saviour's condescending love;
And humbly fall before his feet,
Assur'd they shall acceptance meet.
Events, with prophecies, conspire
To raise our faith, our zeal to tire:
The rip’ning fields, already white,
Present an harvest to our sight.
The untaught heathen waits to know
The joy the gospel will bestow;
The exil’d slave waits to receive
The freedom Jesus has to give.
Our hearts exult in songs of praise,
That we have seen these latter days,
When our Redeemer shall be known,
Where Satan long has held his throne.
From eastern to the western skies,
Sweet incense to his name shall rise;
And Tyre, and Egypt, Greek and Jew,
By sovereign grace be form'd anew.
---Alternative verses---
The untaught heathen waits to know
The joy the gospel will bestow,
The exil'd captive, to receive
The freedom Jesus has to give.
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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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Jn 4:35-36;
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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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| 1815 | # 428 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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1874
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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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| # 86 | A | | # 226 | Bb | | # 204 | Bb | | # 194 | Bb | | # 58 | Bb | | # 182 | Bb | | # 443 | Bb | | # 196 | Bb | | # 35 | Bb | | # 279 | C | | # 129 | C | | # 423 | No key |
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meter
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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