The Southern harmony, and musical companion containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, psalms, odes, and anthems |
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[O'er the gloomy hills of darkness] |
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[O'er the gloomy hills of darkness]
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O'er the gloomy hills of darkness,Look, my soul! be still and gaze;
All the promises do travail
With glorious day of grace:
Blessed jub'lee! Blessed jub'lee!
Let thy glorious morning dawn.
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Let the Indian, let the Negro,Let the rude barbarian see
That divine and glorious conquest
Once obtain'd on Calvary;
Let the gospel,
Loud resound from pole to pole.
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Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness,Grant them, Lord, the glorious light,
And from eastern coast to western
May the morning chase the night:
And redemption
Freely purchased, win the day.
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May the glorious day approaching,On the grossest darkness dawn;
And the everlasting gospel
Spread abroad thy holy name—
All the borders
Of the great Emmanuel's land.
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Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel,Win and conquer, never cease;
May thy lasting, wide dominions
Multiply and still increase;
Sway the sceptre,
Saviour, all the world around.
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