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AMERICA.
S.
M.
"
The
Lord
is
merciful
and
gracious,
slow
to
anger,
and
plenteous
in
mercy.
-PS.
103
:
8.'
ISAAC
WATTS,
1719.
Key
of
A
Minor.
WHITMORE,
1832.
1
2
1.
My
soul
repeat
his
praise,
Whose
mercies
are
great,
Whose
an-ger
is
so
slow
to
rise,
So
read
-
y
to
a
-
bate.
1 2
2.
High
as
the
heav'ns
are
raised
above
the
ground
we
tread
So
far
the
riches
of
his
grace
Our
highest
thoughts
exceed.
1 2
3. His
pow'r
subdues
our
sins,
And
his
forgiving
love,
Far
as
the
east
is
from
the
west,
Doth
all
our
guilt
re-move,
Doth
all
our
guilt
re-move.
1 2.
The
hymn
of
the
above
tune
is
one
of
Dr.
Watts'
best,
and
first
appeared
in
his
"
Psalms
of
David,"
published
in
1719.
The
music
appears
also
in
the
"Southern
Harmony,"
1835,
page
27,
by
William
Walker,
and
"Missouri
Harmony,"
1837,
page
49;
and
in
the
"Sacred
Harp,"
by
White
and
King,
in
1844,
and
later
editions.
We
have
been
unable
to
find
any
data
about
Whitmore,
the
author
of
the
music.
He
is
also
credited
with
being
the
composer
of
the
tune
"
Florida,"
page
203.
It
is
highly
probable
that
the
tune
was
published
long
before
1832.
NINETY-FIFTH.
C.
M.
"
Give
diligence
to
make
your
calling
and
election
sure:
for
if
ye
do
these
things,
ye
shall
never
fall."-2
PET,
1:
10.
ISAAC
WATTS,
1707.
Key
of
A
Major.
COLTON.
1 2
1.
When
I
can
read
my
title
clear,To
mansions
in
the
skies,
I'll
bid
farewell
to
ev'ry
fear,I'll
bid
farewell
to
ev'ry
fear,
And
wipe
my
weeping
eyes.
eyes.
1 2.
2.
Should
earth
against
my
soul
engage,
And
fiery
darts
be
hurled,Then
I
can
smile
at
Satan's
rage,
Then
I
can
smile
at
Satan's
rage,And
face
a
frowning
world.
world.
1 2
3.
There
I
shall
bathe
my
weary
soul
In
seas
of
heav'nly
rest,
And
not
a
wave
of
trouble
roll,
And
not
a
wave
of
trouble
roll
A
-
cross
my
peace-ful
breast.
breast.
1 2
The
original
title
of
this
hymn
was
"Hope
of
Heaven,"
or
"Supported
Under
Trials
on
Earth."
It
is
No.
60
of
Dr.
Watts'
"Second
Book
of
Hymns."
This
was
one
of
the
leading
hymns
in
the
reform
movement
of
Watts,
Wesley
and
Whitfield,
and
is
one
of
the
standard
hymns
of
England
and
America.
In
all
the
books
at
our
command
the
above
tune
is
credited
to
Colton,
and
we
have
been
unable
to
find
anything
definite
about
him.
The
tune,
"Ninety-fifth,"
is
published
in
"Missouri
Harmony,"
1837,
page
48,
as
well
as
previous
publications
of
this
book.
"Southern
Harmony,"
by
William
Walker,
1835,
page
27,
Lowell
Mason,
T.
B.
Masson,
Law,
Little
and
Smith,
at
much
earlier
periods
than
by
the
others
above
named.
The
words
and
tune
have
been
published
in
a
number
of
books
in
the
United
States.