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THE
DYING
CHRISTIAN,
II,
8.
"Dying,
and,
behold,
we
live."-2
COR.
6:
9.
Original
tune
by
EDWARD
HARWOOD,
1760.
Key
of
A
Major.
Re-arranged
by
E.
J.
KING,
1844.
1.
Ye
objects
of
sense,
and
enjoyments
of
time,
Which
oft
have
delighted
my
heart,
I
soon
shall
exchange
you
for
views
more
sublime,
For
joys
that
shall
never
depart.
2.
Thou,
Lord
of
the
day,
and
thou,
Queen
of
the
night,
I
soon
shall
behold,
with
increasing
delight,
A
sun
that
shall
never
go
down.
To
me
ye
no
longer
are
known;
3.
Ye
mountains
and
valleys,
groves,
rivers
and
plains,
More
permanent
regions
where
righteousness
reigns,
Thou
earth
and
thou
ocean,
adieu;
Present
their
bright
hills
to
my
view.
"The
Dying
Christian"
is
an
old
melody-much
older
than
the
"Sacred
Harp"
by
White
and
King,
in
1844;
yet
Mr.
King
made
some
valuable
improvements
in
it
in
1844.
Hence
we
give
him
credit
for
the
tune.
However
the
air
of
the
tune
is
believed
to
have
been
composed
in
the
18th
century,
and
others
claim
a
much
earlier
date
than
this.
The
first
verse
of
the
hymn
is
found
in
"Mercer's
Cluster,"
page
456,
dated
1823;
author
of
the
hymn
not
given.
The
other
two
verses
have
been
added
by
compilers,
1911,
and
alto
by
S.
M.
Denson
at
same
time.-See
history
of
King,
page 234;
Denson,
529;
Edward
Harwood
was
an
Eng-
lish
musician,
born
near
Blackburn,
Lancaster
co.,
1707,
died
about
1787.
CROSS
OF
CHRIST.
C.
M.
D.
"Christ
died
for
me.
us."-ROM.
5:
8.
Key
of
G
Minor,
L.
P.
BREEDLOVE,
1844.
1.
The
cross
of
Christ
inspires
my
heart
To
sing
re-deem-ing
grace;
A
-
wake,
my
soul,
and
bear
a
part
In
my
Redeem-er's
praise.
This
is
my
dear
de
-
light-ful
theme,
That
Je-sus
died
for
me. }
Oh, who
can
be
compared
to
him
Who
died
up-on
the
tree?
2.
A
glorious
band,
the
chos-en
few,
On
whom
the
Spir-it
came,
Twelve
valiant
saints,
their
hope
they
knew,
And
mocked
the
cross
and
flame;
Through
peril,
toil,
and
pain
they
climbed
The
steep
ascent
to
heav'n. }
O God
to
us may
grace
be
given
T0
fol
- low
in
their
train
.