Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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269 Bear Creek

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: William Billings, 1778. Alto G. B. Daniell, 1921

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

Lord, when Thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels filled the sky;
Those heav’nly guards around Thee wait,
Like chariots that attend Thy state.