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And wilt thou now forsake me, Lord?
I feel it can not be;
No earthly tongue can ever tell
What thou hast been to me.
Through all the changing scenes of life,
Thy love hath sheltered me;
And wilt thou now forget thy child?
I feel it can not be.
Thy love hath been my heritage
Through many a. weary year;
I’ve trusted in thy Promises,
And thou hast dried each tear.
In life or death, I take my stand
Where I have ever stood,
Beneath the shelter of thy cross,
And trusting in thy blood.
And then, when youth and health and strength
And energy have fled,
The shades of evening peacefully
Shall close around my head.
And when in all the helplessness
Of death I turn to thee,
Thou wilt not then forsake me, Lord!
I feel it can not be.
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LYRICS
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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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| 1866 | # 761 |
MUSIC
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DUNFERMLINE
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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1615
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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| # 501 | E | | # 75 | Eb | | # 258 | F | | # 6 | F | | # 37 | F | | # 139 | F | | # 347 | No key | | # 129 | F | | # 313 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
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