Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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430 Arbacoochee

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: S. M. Denson, 1908

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

Behold the love, the gen’rous love,
That holy David shows,
Behold his kind compassion move
For his afflicted foes.
When they are sick, his soul complains,
And seems to feel the smart.
The spirit of the gospel reigns,
And melts his pious heart.