Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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444 All Saints New

Tune: Amariah Hall, 1791

Words: Isaac Watts, 1707

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

Oh, if my Lord would come and meet,
My soul should 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.