Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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177 The Christian’s Flight

Words: Philip Doddridge, 1755

Music: W. F. Moore, 1866

Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)

Not many years their rounds shall roll;
Each moment brings it nigh,
When the Christian’s soul
To heav’n above shall fly.
Ye wheels of nature speed your course,
Ye mortal pow’rs decay,
Fast as ye bring the night of death,
Ye bring eternal day.