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42 Clamanda

Words: John Poage Campbell, 1806

Music: Arr. The Sacred Harp, 1844. Alto W. M. Cooper, 1902

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

Say, now, ye lovely social band,
Who walk the way to Canaan’s land,
Ye who have fled from Sodom’s plain,
Say, do you wish to turn again?

O have you ventured to the field,
Well armed with helmet, sword, and shield?
And shall the world, with dread alarms,
Compel you now to ground your arms?