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Oh! how can I forget the hour

Hymnal: The Minstrel of Zion #62 (1845) Lyrics: 1 Oh! how can I forget the hour, When love divine I found; The place was fill'd with sacred power, And glory beam'd around: My soul, relieved from sorrow's load, From guilty bondage free, Adored with joy the pardoning God, That show'd such love to me. 2 For me, the earth and skies rejoiced That I no more was sad; The thirsty land with dew was moist, The wilderness was glad; The scenes of nature, then how bright, My eyes rejoiced to view, I praised the Lord with warm delight, And thought they praised him too. 3 My darkness then to light gave place, My guilt, to pardon free, My rags of sin, to robes of grace, And bonds, to liberty; I toil'd no more, a wandering child, In slavish, base employ, But, safe at home, my Father smiled, And feasted me with joy. 4 Nor did I then that bliss confine Within my bounding breast; The friends who pour'd their tears with mine, Were sharers in the feast; And angels on their watchful posts, With gladness hasted round, To tell to all the heavenly hosts, "The long lost child is found." Tune Title: OH! HOW CAN I FORGET THE HOUR
Oh! how can I forget the hour

O how can I forget the hour

Author: William Hunter Hymnal: Revival and Camp Minstrel, containing the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected #d231 (1867)
O how can I forget the hour
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Oh, how can I forget the hour

Author: W. H. Hymnal: Select Melodies; Comprising the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs in Common Use, and not generally found in standard church hymn-books #69 (1856)
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Author: William Hunter Hymnal: The Camp Meeting Singer #d11 (1873) First Line: O how can I forget the hour
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Author: Rev. W. Hunter Hymnal: Golden Songs #95 (1874) First Line: Oh, how can I forget the hour, When love divine I found! Languages: English
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