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Dear as thou wast, and justly dear,
We would not weep for thee;
One thought shall check the starting tear,—
It is —that thou art free.
And thus shall faith’s consoling power
The tears of love restrain;
O, who that saw thy parting hour
Could wish thee here again?
Triumphant in thy closing eye
The hope of glory shone;
Joy breathed in thine expiring sigh
To think the fight was won.
Gently the passing spirit fled,
Sustained by grace divine;
O, may such grace on us be shed,
And make our end like thine!
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Dear as thou were, and justly dear,
We will not weep for thee;
One thought shall check the starting tear,—
It is —that thou art free.
Gently the passing spirit fled,
Sustained by grace divine;
O, may such grace on me be shed,
And make my end like thine!
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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| 1854 | # 407 | | 1866 | # 1206 |
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ALBANO
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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1868
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Hymn/Song Book
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| # 125 | F | | # 614 | F | | # 626 | F | | # 183 | F | | # 315 | F | | # 315 | F |
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 6 |
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