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| Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
| 1 |
[Come, we that love the LORD, And let our Joys be known; Join in a Song with sweet Accord, And thus surround the Throne. |
Webster 31b, Stanza 1 Albion 52t, Stanza 1 |
Come, We That Love the Lord (Webster) 31b, Stanza 1 Albion 52t, Stanza 1 |
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| 2 |
The Sorrows of the Mind Be banish'd from this Place; Religion never was design'd To make our Pleasures less.] |
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| 3 |
Let those refuse to sing That never knew our GOD, But Fav'rites of the heav'nly King May speak their Joys abroad. |
Webster 31b, Stanza 2 Albion 52t, Stanza 2 |
Albion 52t, Stanza 2 |
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| 4 |
[The GOD that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy Sky, And manages the Seas:] |
Webster 31b, Stanza 3 |
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| 5 |
This awful GOD is ours; Our Father and our Love; He shall send down his heav'nly Pow'rs To carry us above. |
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| 6 |
There shall we see his Face, And never, never, sin; There from the Rivers of his Grace Drink endless Pleasures in. |
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| 7 |
Yes, and before we rise To that immortal State, The Thoughts of such amazing Bliss Should constant Joys create. |
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| 8 |
[The Men of Grace have found Glory begun below; Celestial Fruits on earthly Ground, From Faith and Hope may grow.] |
Albion 52t, Stanza 3 |
Albion 52t, Stanza 3 |
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| 9 |
[The Hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred Sweets, Before we reach the heav'nly Fields, Or walk the golden Streets. |
Come, We That Love the Lord (Webster) 31b, Stanza 2 |
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| 10 |
Then let our Songs abound, And ev'ry Tear be dry; We're marching thro' IMMANUEL's Ground, To fairer Worlds on high.] |
Come, We That Love the Lord (Webster) 31b, Stanza 3 |
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