Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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380 Lawrenceburg

Words: Isaac Watts, 1707

Music: T. J. Denson, 1935

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

Oh, if my Lord should come and meet,
My soul would stretch her wings in haste,
Fly fearless through death’s iron gate,
Nor feel the terrors as she passed.
Jesus can make a dying bed
Feel soft as downy pillows are,
While on His breast I lean my head,
And breathe my life out sweetly there.