Sacred Harp 1991 texts

Adieu, ye proud, ye lightand gay > The Church’s Desolation 89

Afflictions, though they seem severe > 113 The Prodigal Son

Agonizing in the garden > Beach Spring 81t

Alas! and did my Savior bleed? > 290 Victoria / 310 Weeping Savior / 375 Love the Lord

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name! > Coronation 63

All is vain unless the Spirit > Holy Manna 59

Am I a soldier of the cross > Christian Soldier 57 / 309 Living Lamb / 325 Soldier of the Cross / 513 Joyful

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound > New Britain 45t / 105 Jewett

“Amid the glories of tha world > The Converted Thief 44

And am I born to die? > Idumea 47b

And has religion left the Church > The Church’s Desolation 89

And now, my friends, both old and young > Parting Hand 62 / Farewell to All 69b

And since it is God’s holy will > Parting Hand 62

And still to heighten our distress > Mear 49b

And when I close my eyes in death > Pisgah 58

Are there no foes for me to face? > Christian Soldier 57

As on the cross the Savior hung > The Converted Thief 44

Ashamed of Jesus! just as soon > Corinth 32t

Ashamed of Jesus, sooner far > Corinth 32t

Ashamed of Jesus, that dear Friend > Corinth 32t

Be dead my heart, to worldly charms > Sharpsburg 39b

“Before Jehovah’s awful bar > Ester 37t

Beside the gospel pool, The Gospel Pool 34t

Blest Jesus while in mortal flesh Sharpsburg 39b

Blow ye the trumpet blow, Lenox 40

Brethren, join your cries to help them; Holy Manna 59

Brethren, see poor sinners ’round you, Holy Manna 59

Brethren, we have met to worship, Holy Manna 59

Broad is the road that leads to death Windham 38b

Buried in sorrow and in sin, Primrose 47t

But if my life be spared awhile, Poland 86

But now I am a soldier, The Morning Trumpet 85

But now I have a deeper stroke Columbus 67

But now I meet them as the rest, Columbus 67

But now my heart’s so careless grown, Columbus 67

But Oh the sad and awful state, Day of Worship 60

But when I come to bid adieu Vale of Sorrow 83t

But whither can I go? The Gospel Pool 34t

But with our blessed holy Lord Parting Hand 62

By my complaint is bitter now, Columbus 67

Come, brethren, ye that love the Lord, Nashville 64

Come, Holy Spirit come, Abbeville 33b

Come, humble sinner, in whose breast Fairfield 29t

Come, sound His praise abroad, St. Thomas 34b

Come, we who love the Lord, Webster 31b

Come, worship at His throne, St. Thomas 34b

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Beach Spring 81t

Come, ye that love the Lord, Albion 52t

Comfort those who weep and mourn; Gainsville 70t

Could we but climb where Moses stood, Jordan 66

Cry Amen, pray on Desire For Piety 76b

Daniel’s wisdom may I know, Holiness 76t

Dear father, you’ve been kind to me, Sister’s Farewell 55

Dear friends, farewell! I do you tell, Minister’s Farewell 69t

Dear name! the rock on which I build, Ortonville 68b

Dear people we have met today, Day of Worship 60

Dear sister, thou art left alone, Sister’s Farewell 55

Death, ’tis a melancholy day Tribulation 29b

Death, like an overflowing stream, Mortality 50t

“Deny thyself, and take thy cross,” Windham 38b

Did Christ o’er sinners weep? Weeping Savior 33t

Do not I love Thee from my soul? Detroit 39t

Do not I love Thee, Oh my Lord? Detroit 39t

Don’t you feel like going home, My Home 51

Dost Thou ask me who I am? King of Peace 74b

Extol the Lamb of God, Lenox 40

Far as Thy name is known, Aylesbury 28t

Farewell to sin and sorrow, The Morning Trumpet 85

Farewell, dear brothers, fare you well, Sister’s Farewell 55

Farewell, my brethren in the Lord, The Weary Soul 72t

Farewell, my dear brethren, the time is at hand, Imandra 45b

Farewell, vain world, I’m going home, Service of the Lord 80b

Father, if I may call Thee so, Kedron 48b

“Fear not, I am with thee; Oh be not dismayed! Bellevue 72b

Firm as His throne His promise stands The Enquirer 74t

For sov’reign pow’r reign not alone, Samaria 26

Gird on the gospel armor The Morning Trumpet 85

God of my life, look gently down, Poland 86

Grace all the work shall crown Ninety-Third Psalm 31t

Grace first contrived the way Ninety-Third Psalm 31t

Grace taught my wand’ring feet Ninety-Third Psalm 31t

Grace! ’Tis a charming sound, Ninety-Third Psalm 31t

Grant that all may seek and find Humility 50b

Grant that all may seek and find Gainsville 70t

Hail the blessed Lamb, The Blessed Lamb 54

Hail, the holy Prince of Peace! Cookham 81b

Hark! the Herald angels sing, Cookham 81b

He dies, the friend of sinners dies! Salem 68t

He formed the deeps unknown; St. Thomas 34b

He sends His word, and melts the snow, Winter 38t

He wept that we might weep; Weeping Savior 33t

Her honored mother she addressed, Ester 37t

High as the heav’ns are raised, America 36t

His crimes, with inward grief and shame, The Converted Thief 44

His hoary frost, His fleecy snow, Winter 38t

His name yields the sweetest perfume, Edgefield 82b

His pow’r subdues our sins, America 36t

His prayer the dying Jesus hears, The Converted Thief 44

His promises are faithful - The Morning Trumpet 85

How can I bear to journey where Minister’s Farewell 69t

How decent and how wise! Aylesbury 28t

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Bellevue 72b

How happy’s ev’ry child of grace, The Child of Grace 77t

How oft I’ve seen your flowing tears, Parting Hand 62

How sweet the hours have passed away Parting Hand 62

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds Ortonville 68b

How tedious and tasteless the hours Edgefield 82b

I am bound to live in the service of the Lord, Service of the Lord 80b

I am done with the world, Done With the World 88t

I came to Jesus and I drank I Would See Jesus 75

I can but perish if I go, Fairfield 29t

I forward go in duty’s way, Columbus 67

I heard the voice of Jesus say, I Would See Jesus 75

I heard the voice of Jesus say, I Would See Jesus 75

I hope that I shall meet you there The Weary Soul 72t

I hope the Lord will you reward Minister’s Farewell 69t

I hope you’ll all remember me Parting Hand 62

I hope you’ll all remember me, Farewell to All 69b

I looked to Jesus and I found I Would See Jesus 75

I once could mourn o’er dying men, Columbus 67

I tremble, lest the wrath divine, Kedron 48b

I trust you’ll pray both night and day, Minister’s Farewell 69t

I would see Jesus when the flow’rs I Would See Jesus 75

I’d rise superior to my pain, Sweet Rivers 61

I’ll go to Jesus, though my sin Fairfield 29t

I’ll join with those who’ve gone before, Sweet Canaan 87

I’m but a sojourner below, Poland 86

I’m not ashamed to own my Lord Arlington 73b

I’m not ashamed to own my Lord The Enquirer 74t

I’m on my journey home to the new Jerusalem, Jerusalem 53

I’m on my way to Canaan, Bound For Canaan 82t

If I arrive there, then, before you do, The Old Ship of Zion 79

In Thine own appointed way Gainsville 70t

In Thine own appointed way, Humility 50b

In vain to heav’n she lifts her eyes, Tribulation 29b

Is there no kind, no healing art, Distress 32b

Is there here a trembling jailer, Holy Manna 59

It makes the wounded spirit whole, Ortonville 68b

Jesus can make a dying bed Prospect 30b

Jesus, and shall it ever be, Corinth 32t

Jesus, grant us all a blessing, Shouting Song 80t

Jesus, my all to heav’n is gone, Jerusalem 53

Jesus, my all, to heav’n is gone, Save, Mighty Lord 70b

Jesus, my all, to heav’n is gone, Done With the World 88t

Jesus, my God! I know His name; Arlington 73b

Jesus, my God! I know His name; The Enquirer 74t

Jesus, pardon all our follies, Shouting Song 80t

Jesus, the name that calms my fears, Mount Zion 88b

Jesus, Thou art all compassion, Love Divine 30t

Jesus, Thou art the sinner’s friend, Pisgah 58

“Jesus Thou Son and heir of heav’n? The Converted Thief 44

Let cares, like a wild deluge, come, Primrose Hill 43

Let gentle patience smile on pain, Distress 32b

Let not conscience make you linger, Beach Spring 81t

Let persecution rage around, The Dying Minister 83b

Let those refuse to sing Webster 31b

Let those refuse to sing Albion 52t

Let us all then with angels sing, Cookham 81b

Let us love our God supremely, Holy Manna 59

Life is the hour that God has giv’n, Wells 28b

Life is the time to serve the Lord, Wells 28b

Lo! glad I come, and thou, blest Lamb, Jerusalem 53

Lo! th’incarnate God ascended, Beach Spring 81t

Lord, I cannot let Thee go, King of Peace 74b

Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear Holcombe 77b

Lord, let not all my hopes be vain, Windham 38b

Lord, on Thee our souls depend; Gainsville 70t

“Lord, remove this grievous blindness, Villulia 56b

Lord, we come before Thee now, Humility 50b

Lord, we come before Thee now, Gainsville 70t

Love divine, all love excelling, Love Divine 30t

Make not increasing gold your trust, Samaria 26

Many for his crying chid him, Charlestown 52b

May the grace of Christ our Savior, Columbiana 56t

Melt, melt this frozen heart; Abbeville 33b

“Mercy, Oh Thou Son of David,” Charlestown 52b

Mercy Oh Thou Son of David, Villulia 56b

Mine will the profit be, Abbeville 33b

Money was not what he wanted, Villulia 56b

Must I be carried to the skies Christian Soldier 57

My brother preachers, fare you well, The Dying Minister 83b

My Christian friends, in bonds of love, Parting Hand 62

My crimes, though great, cannot surpass Cusseta 73t

My gracious Master and my God, Mount Zion 88b

My loving mother, fare you well, Sister’s Farewell 55

My soul forsakes her vain delight Leander 71

My soul repeat His praise, America 36t

My spirit looks to God alone, Samaria 26

My youthful friends, in Christian ties, Parting Hand 62

My raptured soul shall drink and feast Sweet Rivers 61

Neither will He upbraid you, The Morning Trumpet 85

No chilling winds, or pois’nous breath, Sweet Prospect 65

No longer will I ask your love, Leander 71

No prophet speaks to calm our grief, Mear 49b

No; He will put His strength in me, Columbus 67

O’er all those wide extended plains, Sweet Prospect 65

Oh Canaan, sweet Canaan, Sweet Canaan 87

Oh Christians, praise Him, Mount Zion 88b

Oh come, loud anthems let us sing, Old Hundred 49t

Oh could I stay with friends so kind, Parting Hand 62

Oh could we make our doubts remove, Jordan 66

Oh do not be discouraged, The Morning Trumpet 85

Oh for a closer walk with God, Bethel 27

Oh for a thousand tongues to sing Mount Zion 88b

Oh glorious day! Oh blessed hope! Parting Hand 62

Oh have you ventured to the field, Clamanda 42

Oh if my Lord would come and meet, Prospect 30b

Oh may the Spirit guide my feet Holcombe 77b

Oh may we all together meet, Sister’s Farewell 55

Oh that this dry and barren ground Nashville 64

Oh that with yonder sacred throng, Coronation 63

Oh when shall I see Jesus Bound For Canaan 82t

Oh when shall I see Jesus, The Morning Trumpet 85

Oh who will come and go with me? Sweet Canaan 87

Oh, for the pinions of a dove Leander 71

Oh, once I had a glorious view Columbus 67

Oh, save mighty Lord, Save, Mighty Lord 70b

Oh, the transporting rapt’rous scene, My Home 51

Oh, the transporting, rapt’rous scene, Sweet Prospect 65

Oh, what a blessed hope is ours The Child of Grace 77t

Oh, what immortal joys I felt, Columbus 67

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand, My Home 51

On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand, Sweet Prospect 65

On the left hand, where He doth work, Columbus 67

On Thy dear cross I fix my eyes, Sharpsburg 39b

Once I could joy the saints to meet, Columbus 67

Once she was all alive to Thee The Church’s Desolation 89

Our age to sev’nty years is set; Mortality 50t

Our bondage it shall end Saints Bound For Heaven 35

Our deliverer He shall come Saints Bound For Heaven 35

Remember you are hast’ning on Liverpool 37b

Remember the pure word of grace, Pisgah 58

Return Oh holy Dove, return, Bethel 27

Rise my soul and stretch thy wings, Amsterdam 84

Rivers to the ocean run, Amsterdam 84

Salvation! let the echo fly Primrose 47t

Salvation, Oh the joyful sound, Primrose 47t

Say, “Live forever, glorious King, Salem 68t

Say, now ye lovely social band, Clamanda 42

See the happy spirits waiting The Blessed Lamb 54

See they whisper; Hark! they call me, The Blessed Lamb 54

See what a living stone Stafford 78

See our fathers, see our mothers, Holy Manna 59

See, He lays His glory by; Cookham 81b

Send some message from Thy word Gainsville 70t

Shall we ever meet again at the house, Let Us Sing 46

She called her father to her bed, Ester 37t

She landed all who have gone before, The Old Ship of Zion 79

Should earth against my soul engage, Ninety-Fifth 36b

Should earth against my soul engage, Primrose Hill 43

Shout, Oh glory! for I shall mount above the skies, The Morning Trumpet 85

Shout, Oh glory! Sing glory, hallelujah! Shouting Song 80t

Show pity, Lord, Oh Lord, forgive; Cusseta 73t

Sisters, will you join and help us? Holy Manna 59

So a soul that’s born of God Amsterdam 84

So fades the lovely blooming flow’r, Distress 32b

So shall my walk be close with God, Bethel 27

Some few, like good Elijah stand, The Church’s Desolation 89

Soon as from earth I go, Idumea 47b

Sun and moon and stars decay; Amsterdam 84

Sure I must fight if I would reign; Christian Soldier 57

Sweet angels beckon me away, Service of the Lord 80b

Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood, Jordan 66

Sweet is the day of sacred rest; Devotion 48t

Sweet rivers of redeeming love Sweet Rivers 61

Teach us, Oh Lord, how frail is man; Mortality 50t

Tell them all about the Savior, Holy Manna 59

The dearest idol I have known, Bethel 27

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, New Britain 45t

The fearful soul that tires and faints Windham 38b

The glorious time is rolling on, Nashville 64

The God that rules on high, Webster 31b

The God we worship now, Aylesbury 28t

The gospel trumpet hear, Lenox 40

The King’s highway of holiness, Save, Mighty Lord 70b

The living know that they must die, Wells 28b

The Lord has promised good to me, New Britain 45t

The Lord into His garden comes, Nashville 64

The men of grace have found Albion 52t

The pains, the groans, the dying strife, Prospect 30b

The Son of God in tears Weeping Savior 33t

“The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, Bellevue 72b

The time is swiftly rolling on, The Dying Minister 83b

The way the holy prophets went, Jerusalem 53

The way the holy prophets went, Save, Mighty Lord 70b

The winds may blow and the billows may foam, The Old Ship of Zion 79

The year of Jubilee is come; Lenox 40

Then shall I see, and hear, and know Devotion 48t

Then shall I share a glorious part, Devotion 48t

Then will He own my worthless name The Enquirer 74t

Then will I tell to sinners ’round, Jerusalem 53

Then He’ll call us home to heaven, Holy Manna 59

There I shall bathe my weary soul Ninety-Fifth 36b

There I shall bathe my weary soul Primrose Hill 43

There is a land of pure delight, Jordan 66

There’s nothing ’round this spacious earth Leander 71

Think of the tribes so dearly bought Mear 49b

This is the way I long have sought, Jerusalem 53

This lesson she has left for you, Ester 37t

Thou didst once a wretch behold, King of Peace 74b

Thou know’st I love Thee, dearest Lord, Detroit 39t

Thou Man of grief, remember me, Kedron 48b

Thou wondrous advocate with God, Pisgah 58

Though chilling winds and beating rains, The Weary Soul 72t

Though our enemies are strong, Saints Bound For Heaven 35

Through grace I feel determined The Morning Trumpet 85

Through many dangers, toils and snares, New Britain 45t

Thus may we abide in union Columbiana 56t

Thus we’ll surround the great white throne, Sister’s Farewell 55

’Tis my desire with God to walk, Desire For Piety 76b

’Tis the old ship of Zion, hallelu, hallelu; The Old Ship of Zion 79

Trust Him ye saints in all your ways, Samaria 26

’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, New Britain 45t

Waked by the trumpet sound, Idumea 47b

We feel the resurrection near, The Child of Grace 77t

Well may Thy servants mourn, my God, The Church’s Desolation 89

What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! Bethel 27

What shall I do? Shall I lie down Columbus 67

What ship is this that will take us all home, The Old Ship of Zion 79

When friends I cherish most are near, I Would See Jesus 75

When I can read my title clear, Ninety-Fifth 36b

When I can read my title clear, Primrose Hill 43

When I get home to that bright world, Sister’s Farewell 55

When shall I be delivered Bound For Canaan 82t

When shall I be delivered The Morning Trumpet 85

“When through the deep waters I call thee to go, Bellevue 72b

Whene'er you meet with troubles, The Morning Trumpet 85

Where is the blessedness I knew, Bethel 27

Where once Thy churches prayed and sang Mear 49b

While in this vale of sorrow, Vale of Sorrow 83t

Why should we start and fear to die? Prospect 30b

Will God forever cast us off? Mear 49b

With such religion doth remain, The Church’s Desolation 89

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race, Coronation 63

Ye mourning souls, lift up your eyes Parting Hand 62

Ye weary, heavy-laden souls The Weary Soul 72t

Yet may we meet and be complete, Sister’s Farewell 55

“Yet quickly from these scenes of woe The Converted Thief 44

Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Cusseta 73t

Young ladies, all attention give, Ester 37t

Young people, all attention give, Liverpool 37b

Your company’s sweet, your union dear, Parting Hand 62