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Great Former of this various frame,
Our souls adore Thine awful Name;
And bow and tremble while they praise
The Ancient of eternal days.
Thou, Lord, with unsurprised survey,
Saw’st nature rising yesterday;
And, as tomorrow, shall Thine eye
See earth and stars in ruin lie.
Beyond an angel’s vision bright,
Thou dwell’st in self existent light;
Which shines, with undiminished ray,
While suns and worlds in smoke decay.
Our days a transient period run,
And change with every circling sun;
And, in the firmest state we boast,
A moth can crush us into dust.
But let the creatures fall around;
Let death consign us to the ground;
Let the last general flame arise,
And melt the arches of the skies:
Calm as the summer’s ocean, we
Can all the wreck of nature see,
While grace secures us an abode,
Unshaken as the throne of God.
---Alternative verses---
Before thine infinite survey
Creations rose as yesterday;
And, as tomorrow, shall Thine eye
See earth and stars in ruin lie.
Beyond the highest angel’s sight
Thou dwellest in eternal light;
Which shines, with undiminished ray,
While suns and systems waste away.
Our days a transient period run,
And change with every circling sun;
And while to lengthened years we trust,
Before the moth we sink to dust.
But let the creatures fall around;
Let death consign us to the ground;
Let the last general flame arise,
And the last trumpet shake the skies;
Yet calmly, as thy children, we
May all the wreck of nature see;
While grace secures us an abode,
Unshaken as the throne of God.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 102:27; Is 45:18;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1851 | # 102 | | 1853 | # 180 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ARIZONA
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 910 | Bb | | # 532 | F | | # 474 | F | | # 341 | F | | # 430 | No key |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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