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EXIT.
L.
M.
"He
cometh
forth
like
a
flower,
and
is
cut
down."
Job
14:2.
Key
E
Minor.
Rollin
Sherman,
1840.
Death,
like
an
o
-
ver
flow
-ing
stream,
Sweeps
us
a-way;
our
life's
a
dream,
An
empt
-
y
tale, a
Death,
like
an
o
-
ver
flow
-
ing
stream,
Sweeps
us
a-way.
our
life's
a
dream,
An
empt-y
tale,
a
morn-ing
Death,
like
an
o
-
ver
flow
-
ing
stream,
Sweeps
us
a-way,
our
life's
a
dream,
An
empt-y
tale,
a
morn-ing
flow'r,
Death,
like
an
o
-
ver
flow -
ing
stream,
Sweeps
us
a-way,
our
life's
a
dream,
An
empt-y
tale,
a
morn-ing
flow'r,
An
empty
morn
-
ing
flow'r,
An
empty
tale,
a
morn
-
ing
flow'r.....
Cut
down
and
with
-
er'd
in
an
hour.
flow
'r,
An
empt
-
y
tale,
a
morning
flow'r,
An
empt-y
tale,
a
morning
flow'r,
Cut
down
and
with-er'd
in
an
hour.
An
empt
-
y
tale,
a
morn - ing
flow'r,
An
empt
-
y
tale,
a
morn
-
ing
flow'r,
Cut
down
and
with - er'd
in
an
hour.
tale,
a
morn
-
ing
flow'r,
An
empt-y
tale,
a
morn
-
ing
flow'r,.....
Cut
down
and
with
-
er'd
in
an
hour.
2.
Our
age
to
seventy
years
is
set;
How
short
the
time!
how
frail
the
state
And
if
to
eighty
we
arrive,
We
rather
sigh
and
groan
than
live.
3.
But
oh
how
oft
thy
wrarh
appears,
And
cuts
off
our
expected
years,
Thy
wrath
awakes
our
humble
dread:
We
fear
the
power
that
strikes
us
dead.
4.
Teach
us,
O
Lord,
how
frail
is
man;
And
kindly
lengthen
out
the
span,
Tilll
a
wise
care
of
piety
Fit
us
to
die
and
dwell
with
thee.
Watts,
Psalm
90,
pt.
The
above
tune
in
some
of
the
books
is
credited
to
P.
Sherman.
After
careful
investigation,
we
are
convinced
that
this
is
a
mistake.
It
was
composed
by
Rollin
Sherman
who
died
in
Vermont
several
years
ago.
He
was
a
teacher
of
music
and
published
a
musical
catechism
and
musical
exercises,
etc.,
and
was
a
fine
performer
on
instrum
ents
of
various
kinds.
He
composed
a
great
deal
of
sacred
music.
There
are
some
mistakes
in
the
histories
about
the
time
when
Rollin
Sherman
was
born.