Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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257 Manatawny

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: Rachel W. Hall, 2023

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

Copyright: 2025 Sacred Harp Publishing Company

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the op’ning day.

Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.