Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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436 Morning Sun

Tune: S. M. Denson, 1911

Words: New England Sunday School Hymn Book, 1830

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

Youth, like the spring, will soon be gone,
By fleeting time or conqu’ring death;
Your morning sun may set at noon,
And leave you ever in the dark.
Your sparkling eyes and blooming cheeks
Must wither like the blasted rose;
The coffin, earth, and winding sheet
Will soon your active limbs enclose.