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569t Emmaus

Words: Anne Steele, 1760

Music: Raymond C. Hamrick, 1975

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

Copyright: 1991 Sacred Harp Publishing Company

Dear Lord, what heav’nly wonders dwell
In Thy atoning blood;
By this are sinners snatched from hell
And rebels brought to God.

O may the sweet, the blissful theme
Fill ev’ry heart and tongue,
Till strangers love Thy charming name,
And join the sacred song.