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Children of God, who, trav'ling slow,
Your pilgrim path pursue,
In strength, and weakness, joy and woe,
To God's high calling true;-
Why move ye thus with ling'ring tread,
A doubtful, mournful band?
Why faintly hangs the drooping head?
Why fails the feeble hand?
Was the full orb that rose in light
To cheer your early way,
A treach'rous meteor, falsely bright,
That blaz'd, and pass'd away?
Was the rich vale that proudly shone
Beneath the morning beam,
A soft illusion, swiftly gone —
A fair and faithless dream?
Oh! weak to know a Saviour's pow'r,.
To feel a father's care:
A moment's toil, a passing show'r,
Is all the grief ye share.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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Bible Refs:
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Heb 12:22-24;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. AGNES, DURHAM
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1866
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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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| # 278 | No key | | # 84 | No key | | # 60 | A | | # 46 | Ab | | # 135 | Ab | | # 536 | F | | # 486 | G | | # 79 | G | | # 128 | G | | # 129 | G | | # 308 | G | | # 276 | G | | # 374 | G | | # 327 | G | | # 289 | G | | # 5 | G | | # 137 | G | | # 201 | G | | # 178 | G | | # 450 | G | | # 322 | G | | # 769 | G |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) | | 8 6 8 6 (C.M.) |
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Hymn Writer
