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Solid Comfort (King of Peace) 74b

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: Arranged by F. Price, 1835
Alto: Wilson Marion Cooper, 1902
Poet: Mary Masters, 1755; Alt. by Rippon's Selection, 1787
Meter: 7s (7,7,7,7)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
'Tis religion that can give
Sweetest pleasures while we live,
'Tis religion must supply
Solid comforts when we die.
'Tis Religion that can give,, Stanza 1
2
After death, its joys will be
Lasting as eternity;
Be the living God my friend
Then my bliss shall never end.
'Tis Religion that can give,, Stanza 2