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CONSISTENT FAMILY WORSHIP OF SLAVE-HOLDERS.
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CONSISTENT FAMILY WORSHIP OF SLAVE-HOLDERS.
The Slave-Holder's Morning Service.
Come let us join our God to praise,
Who lengthens out our fleeting days;
The shades of one more night has passed,
Which has to many been the last.
Who lengthens out our fleeting days;
The shades of one more night has passed,
Which has to many been the last.
And thus, kind Providence, it seems,
Has kept us through our midnight dreams,
Our dogs have guarded well the door,
And Lord, what could we ask thee more?
Has kept us through our midnight dreams,
Our dogs have guarded well the door,
And Lord, what could we ask thee more?
Thy promise, Lord, has been our stay;
Not e'en a slave has run away,
While scores have left on every side,
To seek Lake Erie's doleful tide.
Not e'en a slave has run away,
While scores have left on every side,
To seek Lake Erie's doleful tide.
O! grant us, Lord, a great display
Of thy rich mercies through this day,
May we, in strength, our work pursue,
“And love Thee as slave-holders do!”
Of thy rich mercies through this day,
May we, in strength, our work pursue,
“And love Thee as slave-holders do!”
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