TEXTS TUNES AUTHORS HYMNALS


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Title:Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I
Meter:8.8.8.8
Language:English
First Line:Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I
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Title:HUNTINGTON
Meter:8.8.8.8
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Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I,

To mourn, and murmur, and repine;

To see the wicked placed on high,

In pride and robes of honor shine.

But O their end! their dreadful end!

Thy sanctuary taught me so;

On slippery rocks I see them stand,

And fiery billows roll below.