Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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Words: The Sacred Harp, 1870

Music: Israel Mayfield and J. L. Meggs, 1870. Alto Minnie Floyd, 1902

Meter: 8s & 7s D.

Teach me how to do my duty
In the service of my Lord.
Then, when time with me is over,
I’ll receive the great reward.
And with Jesus Christ, my Savior,
I shall live in endless day,
Where my sorrows and my toiling
Shall be banished far away.