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124 Lover of the Lord
Words:
Charles Wesley
, 1749
Music: Arr.
R. H. Reeves
, 1869
Meter:
Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Lovers
of
pleasure
more
than
God,
For
you
He
suffered
pain;
For
you
the
Savior
spilt
His
blood,
And
shall
He
bleed
in
vain?
Chorus:
Oh,
you
must
be
a
lover
of
the
Lord,
Or
you
can’t
go
to
heaven
when
you
die.