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My Sands of Life (Mulberry Grove) 94

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: John Palmer Rees, 1869
Alto: Miss Carmei Taylor, 1902
Poet: H. Wood, 1869
Meter: Particular Meter: 8,8,8,8,8
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
My sands of life are running fast;
I can't recall one moment past:
I've much to do in little space,
Oh, can I yet be saved by grace?
Oh, can I yet one effort make?


My sands of life are running fast;, Stanza 1