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Four and Twenty Elders

See four and twenty elders on their knees

Tune: [See four and twenty elders on their knees]
Published in 3 hymnals


Representative Text

1 See four and twenty Elders on their knees.
See four and twenty Elders on their knees;
And we'll all rise together, and face the risin' sun.
O Lord, have mercy, if you please.

2 They are bowin' roun' the altar on their knees.
They are bowin' roun' the altar on their knees;
And we'll all rise together, and face the risin' sun.
O Lord, have mercy, if you please.

3 They are cryin' "Holy, holy," on their knees.
They are cryin' "Holy, holy," on their knees;
And we'll all rise together, and face the risin' sun.
O Lord, have mercy, if you please.


Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #537

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Text Information

First Line: See four and twenty elders on their knees
Title: Four and Twenty Elders
Source: Traditional Communion Spiritual
Language: English
Refrain First Line: And we'll all rise together
Copyright: Public Domain
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #537

African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #537
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