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[We come, friends, again to assist you]
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Composed for the Sacred Soiree given in aid of Bethel, January 21, 1850. Set to Music and arranged for the Piano Forte by Dr. James H. Fleet, and sung by his splendid Quartette.
We come, friends, again to assist you,
With music we come to rejoice you,
Like angels, we bring blessings to you
From the Lord our heavenly king.
While zephyrs around us are flying,
While stars in their orbits are blazing,
And seraphs upon us are gazing,
Here we softly and sweetly do sing.
With music we come to rejoice you,
Like angels, we bring blessings to you
From the Lord our heavenly king.
While zephyrs around us are flying,
While stars in their orbits are blazing,
And seraphs upon us are gazing,
Here we softly and sweetly do sing.
O! thou from whose throne love is welling,
Like ocean-waves flowing and swelling,
Whose praises all Nature is telling,
With voices harmonious and sweet—
Inspire our sonnets, we pray thee,
With music and songs we adore thee—
Like incense, O may they rise to thee,
And bow ev'ry heart at thy feet.
Like ocean-waves flowing and swelling,
Whose praises all Nature is telling,
With voices harmonious and sweet—
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With music and songs we adore thee—
Like incense, O may they rise to thee,
And bow ev'ry heart at thy feet.
As sweet as the roses of Sharon,
As bright as the mountains of Zion,
As great as the strength of a lion,
Are the people whose shield is the Lord:
Then, Bethel, attune thy harps quickly,
And sing to thy Saviour, sing sweetly—
O shout to the Lord, Bethel, loudly!
For thy sword and thy buckler is God.
As bright as the mountains of Zion,
As great as the strength of a lion,
Are the people whose shield is the Lord:
Then, Bethel, attune thy harps quickly,
And sing to thy Saviour, sing sweetly—
O shout to the Lord, Bethel, loudly!
For thy sword and thy buckler is God.
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