The Southern harmony, and musical companion containing a choice collection of tunes, hymns, psalms, odes, and anthems |
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[To leave my dear friends, and with neighbors to part] |
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[To leave my dear friends, and with neighbors to part]
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To leave my dear friends, and with neighbors to part,And go from my home, it afflicts not my heart,
Like thoughts of absenting myself for a day
From that bless'd retreat where I've chosen to pray, I've chosen to pray.
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Dear bow'r where the pine and the poplar have spread,And wove, with their branches, a roof o'er my head,
How oft have I knelt on the evergreen there,
And pour'd out my soul to my Saviour in prayer, my Saviour in prayer.
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The early shrill notes of the loved nightingaleThat dwelt in my bower, I observed as my bell,
To call me to duty, while birds of the air
Sing anthems of praises as I went to prayer,
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How sweet were the zephyrs perfumed by the pine,The ivy, the balsam, and wild eglantine;
But sweeter, ah! sweeter, superlative were
The joys I have tasted in answer to prayer.
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For Jesus, my Saviour, oft deign'd there to meet,And bless'd with his presence my humble retreat
Oft fill'd me with rapture and blessedness there,
Inditing, in heaven's own language, my prayer.
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Dear bower, I must leave you and bid you adieu,And pay my devotions in parts that are new,
For Jesus, my Saviour, resides everywhere,
And can, in all places give answer to prayer.
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