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The Lord did on my side engage

The Lord did on my side engage

Tune: BENNINGTON (Kimball)
Published in 1 hymnal

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Representative Text

The Lord did on my side engage,
from heav'n, his throne, my cause upheld,
And snatch'd me from the furious rage
Of threat'ning waves which proudly swell'd,
Of threat'ning waves which proudly swell'd.

Source: The Rural harmony: being an original composition, in three and four parts ; for the use of singing schools and musical societies #23

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Text Information

First Line: The Lord did on my side engage
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Source: New Version of the Psalms of David, by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, 1696, 1698; From Psalm 18: "No change of time shall ever shock"
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Rural harmony: being an original composition, in three and four parts ; for the use of singing schools and musical societies #23
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