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The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: The Sacred Harp, 1844
Alto: Miss Minnie Floyd, 1902
Poet: Charles Wesley, 1759
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
And let this feeble body fail,
And let it faint or die,
My soul shall quit this mournful vale,
And soar to worlds on high.
And let this feeble body fail,, Stanza 1, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
2
Shall join the disembodied saints,
And find its long--sought rest,
The only bliss for which it pants,
In my Redeemer's breast.
And let this feeble body fail,, Stanza 1, Lines 5, 6, 7, & 8
3
O what are all my suff'rings here,
If Lord, Thou count me meet
With that enraptured host t'appear,
And worship at Thy feet!
And let this feeble body fail,, Stanza 9, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4