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Save, Mighty Lord 70b

The Sacred Harp, 1991 (Denson) Edition

Composer: J. A. Wade and John F. Wade; Arranged by Joseph Summerlin James, 1909
Poet: John Cennick, 1743
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)
Stanza Poetry Source by First Line
1
Jesus, my all, to heav'n is gone,
He whom I fix my hopes upon.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 1 (Lines 1 & 2)
Chorus
Oh, save mighty Lord,
And send converting power down,


2
The way the holy prophets went,
The road that leads from banishment.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 2 (Lines 1 & 2)
3
The King's highway of holiness,
I'll go, for all His paths are peace.

(Chorus)


JESUS my All, to Heav'n is gone;, Stanza 2 (Lines 3 & 4)