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PROTECTION.
C.
M.
"He
hath
shewed
strength
with
his
arm;
he
hath
scattered
the
proud
in
the
imagination
of
their
hearts."
Luke
1:51.
Rearranged
by
Rollin
H.
Sherman,
about
1835.
Key
of
F.
Major.
God,
my
supporter,
and
my
hope,
My
help
for-ev
-
er
near;
Thine
arm
of
mer
-
cy
held
me
up,...
Thine
arm
of
mer-
God,
my
supporter,
and
my
hope,
My
help
for-ev
-
er
near;
Thine
arm
of
mer
-
cy
held
me
up,
Thine
arm...
Thine
arm
of
mer
-
cy
held
me
up,
Thine
arm...
When
sink
-
ing
in
de
-
spair,
When
sink
-
ing
in
de
-
spair,
in
de
-
spair.
cy.....
held
me
up,
When
sink-ing
in
de
-
spair,
When
sink
-
ing
in
de
-
spair,
in
de
-
spair.
... of
mer
-
cy
held
me
up,
When
sink-ing
in
de
-
spair.
When
sink
-
ing
in
de
-
spair,
in
de
-
spair.
... of
mer
-
cy
-
held
me
up,
When
sink-ing
in
de
-
spair.
When
sink
-
ing
in
de
-
spair,
in
de
-
spair.
5.
Behold,
the
sinners
that
remove
Far
from
thy
presence
die;
Not
all
the
idol
gods
they
love
Can
save
them
when
they
cry.
6.
But
to
draw
near
to
thee,
my
God,
Shall
be
my
sweet
employ,
My
tongue
shall
sound
thy
works
abroad
And
tell
the
world
my
joy.
This
tune
was
rearranged
by
Sherman
between
1830
and
1844.
See
further
remarks
about
Mr.
Sherman
under
tune
Exit,
page
181.
The
tune
and
words
have
been
printed
in
the
"Sacred
Harp"
by
White
&
King
from
1844
to
1869.
The
words
of
the
tune
are
printed
on
page
155
of
the
"Presbyterian
Psalmist"
mentioned
elsewhere
in
these
sketches.
The
air
to
the
tune
"Protection"
is
without
doubt
of
very
old
origin.
It
is
claimed
by
the
Psalmist
above
named,
to
be
of
English
source
Mr.
Sherman's
age
is
mistated
in
some
of
the
books.