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Almighty Father! gracious Lord!
Kind Guardian of my days!
Thy mercies let my heart record
In songs of grateful praise.
In life's first dawn, my tender frame
Was thine indulgent care,
Long ere I could pronounce thy name
Or breathe the infant prayer.
Each rolling year new favours brought
From thine exhaustless store;
But ah! in vain my labouring thought
would count thy mercies o'er.
Still I adore thee, gracious Lord!
For favours more divine—
That I have known thy sacred word,
Where all thy glories shine.
Lord, when this mortal frame decays,
And every weakness dies,
Complete the wonders of thy grace,
And raise me to the skies.
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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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1760
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Bible Refs:
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1866 | # 212 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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EVAN
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1847,1850
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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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| # 441 | No key | | # 512 | No key | | # 261 | Ab | | # 327 | Ab | | # 271 | Bb | | # 130 | Ab | | # 171 | Ab | | # 317 | Ab | | # 371 | Ab | | # 399 | Ab |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
echo ' | ';
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