Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
309 Living Lamb
Words: Isaac Watts, 1724
Music: Arr. C. Davis, 1850
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Am I a soldier of the cross,
A foll’wer of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own His cause,
Or blush to speak His name?
Chorus:
Oh, the Lamb, the living Lamb,
The Lamb of Calvary,
The Lamb that was slain, but lives again
To intercede for me.
Must I be carried to the skies
On flow’ry beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize
And sailed through bloody seas?
(Chorus)
Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace
To help me on to God?
(Chorus)
A foll’wer of the Lamb?
And shall I fear to own His cause,
Or blush to speak His name?
Chorus:
Oh, the Lamb, the living Lamb,
The Lamb of Calvary,
The Lamb that was slain, but lives again
To intercede for me.
Must I be carried to the skies
On flow’ry beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize
And sailed through bloody seas?
(Chorus)
Are there no foes for me to face?
Must I not stem the flood?
Is this vile world a friend to grace
To help me on to God?
(Chorus)