Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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174 Petersburg

Words: John Logan, 1781

Music: William Billings, 1786

Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)

Thus saith the high and lofty One:
I sit upon my holy throne,
My name is God, I dwell on high,
Dwell in my own eternity,
But I descend to worlds below,
On earth I have a mansion, too,
The humble spirit and contrite,
Is an abode of my delight.