Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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193 Huntington

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: Justin Morgan, 1790

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

Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I,
To mourn, and murmur, and repine,
To see the wicked placed on high,
In pride and robes of honor shine.
But, oh, their end, their dreadful end,
Thy sanctuary taught me so,
On slipp’ry rocks I see them stand,
And fiery billows roll below.