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The Midnight Cry 115

The Sacred Harp, 2012 Revised Cooper Edition

Composer: Southern Harmony, 1835
Alto: Wilson Marion Cooper, 1902
Poet: Baptist Harmony, 1834
Meter: Particular Meter: 7,6,7,6,7,6,7,7
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
When the midnight cry began,
O what lamentation,
Thousands sleeping in their sins,
Neglecting their salvation.
Lo, the Bridegroom is at hand,
Who will kindly treat Him?
Surely all the waiting band
Will now go forth to meet Him.
WHEN the midnight cry begins,, Stanza 1