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Surrounded by a frightful gloom,
And dreading fiercer ills to come;
From chains of woe, and haunts of vice,
To liberty and life we rise.
Thanks to the hand that set us free;
Eternal Spirit, thanks to thee!
Whose pow'r resistless, uaconfin'd,
Subdues the passions of the mind.
Religion like a sun appears,
And shines upon our dawning years;
We follow still the guiding ray,
That kindles into perfect day.
Conducted safe along the road,
That leads to peace—that leads to God;
With active feet, with ardent eyes,
We seek our home above the skies.
Subdu'd by love, and taught of God
Bejoicing in redeeming blood,
We press to find that happy shore.
Where sin and sorrow reign no more.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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MUSIC
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MELCOMBE
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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1782
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Song #
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| # 1 | No key | | # 520 | D | | # 520 | D | | # 4 | D | | # 75 | E | | # 927 | E | | # 155 | E | | # 273 | E | | # 347 | E | | # 356 | E | | # 161 | Eb | | # 268 | Eb | | # 678 | Eb | | # 40 | Eb | | # 219 | Eb | | # 253 | Eb | | # 303 | Eb | | # 363 | Eb | | # 394 | Eb | | # 597 | Eb | | # 80 | No key | | # 328 | No key | | # 17 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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