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155 Northfield

Tune: Jeremiah Ingalls, 1800

Words: Isaac Watts, 1701

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

How long, dear Savior, Oh how long
Shall this bright hour delay?
Fly swift around, ye wheels of time,
And bring the promised day.

From the third heaven, where God resides,
That holy, happy place,
The new Jerusalem comes down,
Adorned with shining grace.

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