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HALLELUJAH.
C.
M.
"Let
me
die
the
death
of
the
righteous,
and
let
my
last
end
be
like
his."-NUM.
23:
10
CHARLES
WESLEY,
1759.
Key
of
A
Flat.
WILLIAM
WALKER,
about
1837.
Alto
by
S.
M.
DENSON,
1911.
1. { And
jet
this
fee
-
ble
bod
-
y
fail,
And
let
it
faint
or
die;
My
soul
shall
quit
this
mourn
-
ful
vale,
And
soar
to
worlds
on
high,
}
2. { Shall
join
the
dis
-
em
-
bod
-
ied
saints,
And
find
its
long
-
sought
rest,
That
on
-
ly
bliss
for
which
it
pants,
In
my
Re-deem
-
er's
breast.
}
And
I'll
sing
hal
-
le
-
lu
-
jah,
And
3. {
O
what
are
all
my
suf
-
f'rings
here,
If,
Lord,
Thou
count
me
meet
With
that
en
-
rap
-
tured
host
t'ap
-
pear,
And
wor
-
ship
at
Thy
feet! }
4. {
Give
joy
or
grief,
give
ease
or
pain,
Take
life
or
friends
a
-
way,
But
let
me
find
them
all
a
-
gain,
In
that
e
-
ter
-
nal
day.
}
And
I'll
sing
hal
-
le
-
lu
-
jah,
And
you'll
sing
hal -
le
-
lu
-
jah,
And
we'll
all
sing
hal -
le
-
jah,
When
we
ar-rive
at
home.
you'll
sing
hal -
le
-
lu
-
jah,
And
we'll
all
sing
hal
-
le
-
jah,
When
we
ar-rive
at
home.
The
above
hymn
was
published
in
the
second
series
of
Charles
Wesley's
"Funeral
Hymns."
It
originally
had
nine
stanzas.
Mr.
Wesley
was
born
in
1708
and
died
in
1788.
He
originally
belonged
to
the
Church
of
England,
but
with
his
brother
John,
in
connection
with
others,
established
the
English
Methodist
Church.
This
is
one
of
his
standard
hymns
among
thousands
he
composed.
See
full
statement
in
reference
to
him
in
other
parts
of
this
book.
Mr.
Wesley
composed
over
6,000
valuable
hymns.
He
was
one
of
the
founders
of
Methodism,
which
has
proven
to
be
one
of
the
great
churches.
William
Walker
was
born
and
died
in
South
Carolina.
He
was
a
brother-in-law
of
Major
White,
who
composed
and
compiled
the
"Sacred
Harp,"
and
revised
the
same
several
times.
It
was
written
in
1844.
A
few
years
previous
to
this
time-about
1840-Mr.
Walker
and
Mr.
White
composed
the
"Southern
Harmony,"
although
Major
White's
name
does
not
appear
as
one
of
the
authors
of
this
book.
The
two
men
became
estranged
on
account
of
this.
Mr.
White
moved
to
Georgia
and
composed
the
"Sacred
Harp,"
and
Mr.
Walker
continued
to
published
the
"Southern
Harmony."
He
afterward
compiled
the
"Christian
Harmony,"
which
is
now
considerably
used
in
parts
of
Georgia,
South
Carolina
and
North
Carolina.
He
also
published
some
other
song
and
tune
books.
He
was
considered
a
fine
music
writer,
composer
and
was
well
up
in
the
profession.