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As o'er the past my memory strays,
Why heaves the secret sigh?
'Tis that I mourn departed days.
Still unprepared to die.
The world and worldly things belov'd,
My anxious thoughts employ'd;
And time unhallow'd, unimprov'd,
Presents a fearful void.
Yet, holy Father, wild despair
Chase from my laboring breast;
Thy grace it is which prompts the prayer.
That grace can do the rest.
My life's brief remnant all be thine;
And when thy sure decree
Bids me this fleeting breath resign,
O speed my soul to Thee.
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LYRICS
Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Bible Refs:
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1826 | # 51 |
MUSIC
Name:
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ST. MAGNUS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1707
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 393 | No key | | # 58 | A | | # 141 | A | | # 730 | A | | # 301 | A | | # 301 | A | | # 126 | Ab | | # 2 | Ab | | # 2 | Ab | | # 751 | Ab | | # 220 | G | | # 531 | G | | # 192 | G | | # 206 | G | | # 209 | G | | # 579 | G | | # 72 | G | | # 244 | G | | # 17 | G | | # 269 | G | | # 815 | No key | | # 40 | No key |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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