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When forty days’ incessant rain,
O’erwhelmed a world of sinful men,
One single ark the floods outbraved,
And a distinguished remnant saved.
Here God preserved a chosen few,
To people the whole earth anew;
And here, dear Saviour, we may see
A type significant of thee.
In times of danger and distress,
Thou art our Ark, our hiding place;
There we in perfect safety dwell,
Nor fear the rage of earth and hell.
When big with wrath, the tempest roar,
We in thy promise rest secure;
Baptism saves but as a sign,
Its virtue, not its own, but thine.
This sacred rite presents to view,
Thy death and resurrection too;
With thee we die, with thee we rise,
With thee shall reign above the skies.
Water may purify the flesh,
But grace must form the heart afresh;
‘Tis this that makes our nature clean,
And washes from the filth of sin.
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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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1 Pe 3:20;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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MUSIC
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Name:
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CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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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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