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80b Service of the Lord

Words:

Music: Arr. E. J. King, 1844

Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)

Farewell, vain world, I’m going home,
I am bound to die in the army,
My Savior smiles and bids me come,
I am bound to die in the army.

Chorus:

I am bound to live in the service of the Lord,
I am bound to die in the army.

Sweet angels beckon me away,
I am bound to die in the army,
To sing God’s praise in endless day,
I am bound to die in the army.

(Chorus)

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