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Let Me to Thy Bosom Fly

Representative Text

1 “Let me to Thy bosom fly,”
Weak and wounded, like the bird;
Hear, oh, hear my earnest cy;
Let Thy pity be conferred.

Refrain:
“Let me to Thy bosom fly;”
Let my lips repeat the cry;
“While the tempest still is high,
Let me to Thy bosom fly.”

2 “Let me to Thy bosom fly,”
Stormy waves around me roll;
Surges beating mountain high,
Threaten to engulf my soul. [Refrain]

3 “Let me to Thy bosom fly,”
Hallelujah! then I’ll sing;
Thro’ the blue arch of the sky,
Anthems loud and clear shall ring. [Refrain]

Source: The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #57

Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman

Anzentia Igene (Angie) Perry Chapman, 1849-1889. Born near Lansing, MI, Angie was the wife of Free Methodist minister, Edwin W. Chapman. They had three children. She helped on his evangelism tours and rural preaching circuits. They worked in Sparta, MI, and helped found the first Free Methodist church in Grand Rapids, MI. She also wrote hymn lyrics. In 1888 they followed an evangelistic tour of Kansas, and them moved to Isabella County, MI. She died in Mt. Pleasant, MI. John Perry  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Let me to Thy bosom fly
Title: Let Me to Thy Bosom Fly
Author: Mrs. E. W. Chapman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Let me to Thy bosom fly
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 #57

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