Service of the Lord 80b

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Composer: Elisha J. King, 1844
Alto: Original Sacred Harp, 1911
Poet: Baltimore Collection, 1801
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)

	Stanza	Poetry Source by First Line
1	Farewell, vain world, I'm going home, I am bound to die in the army, My Savior smiles and bids me come, I am bound to die in the army. (Chorus)	O may I worthy prove to see,, Stanza 5 (lines 1 & 2)
Chorus	I am bound to live in the service of the Lord, I am bound to die in the army.
2	Sweet angels beckon me away, I am bound to die in the army, To sing God's praise in endless day, I am bound to die in the army. (Chorus)	O may I worthy prove to see,, Stanza 5 (lines 3 & 4)