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LOVING-KINDNESS.
L.
M.
"Praise
ye
the
Lord.
Sing
unto
the
Lord
a
new
song,
and
his
praise
is
in
the
congregation
of
saints."
Ps.
149:1.
Samuel
Medley,
1787.
Key
of
A
Minor.
By
J.
P.
&
S.
R.
Penick,
1850.
1,
Awake
my
soul,
to
joyful
lays,
Halle,
Hallelujah!
And
sing
the
great
Redeemer's
praise,
Halle,
Hallelujah
!
He
justly
claims
a
song
from
me,
Halle,Hal-le-lu-jah,
His
loving
kindness
O
how
free!
Halle,
Hal-le-u-jah.
2.
He
saw
me
ru-ined
in
the
fall,
Halle,
Hallelujah
!
Yet
loved
me,
notwithstanding
all;
Halle,
Hallelujah
!
He
saved
me
from
my
lost
estate,
Halle,
Hallelujah,
His
loving
kindness
O!
how
great!
Halle,
Hallelujah.
3.
Tho'
num'rous
hosts
of
mighty
foes,
Halle,
Hallelujah!
Tho'
earth
and
hell
my
way
oppose,
Halle,
Hallelujahl
He
safely
leads
my
soul
along,
Halle,
Hallelujah!
His
loving
kihdness
O
how
free.
Halle,
Hallelujah.
"Loving
Kindness
was
composed
by
the
above
named
authors
for
the
first
Appendix
for
the
Sacred
Harp,
1850.
Alto
composed
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
See
History
of
S.
R.
Penick
under
tune
Penick,
page
387.
It
is
believed
that
they
were
brothers.
They
have
long
since
passed
into
the
beyond.
Were
both
fine
vocalists
and
directors
of
music,
so
say
those
who
were
acquaited
with
them.
Three
other
verses
added
to
hymn
1911.
Samuel
Medley
was
a
Baptist
Minister,
born
in
Eng-
land
1738,
died
1799.
When
young
he
joined
the
navy
and
was
severely
wounded.
His
hymns
were
published
the
year
1800.
He
had
composed
230
valuable
hymns
now
printed
in
all
hymn
books
of
Christendom.
ROLL
ON,
L.
M.
"For
the
word
of
the
Lord
is
right;
and
all
his
works
are
done
in
truth."
Ps.
33:4.
Miss
Cynthia
Bass,
1850.
Isaac
Watts,
1707.
Key
of
F
Major.
Alto
S.
M.
Denson,
1911
Why
should
we
start
and
fear
to
die
What
tim'rous
worms
we
mortals
are!
Death
is
the
gate
of
endless
joy,
And
yet
we
dread
to
en
-
ter
there.
Roll
on,
roll
on,
sweet
moments
roll
on,
and
let
the
poor
pilgrim
go
home,
go
home.
We
have
been
unable
to
get
any
information
about
Miss
Bass,
author
of
the
above
tune,
further
than
she
was
for
a
long
time,
a
member
of
the
Southern
Musicai
Convention.
J.
M.
Shell,
in
his
life
time,
informed
the
writer
that
she
was
a
fine
leader
and
had
often
led
the
music
before
the
Singing
Conventions.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
This
is
one
of
Isaac
Watts'
best
hymns.
See
statement
about
the
hymn
under
tune
"Prospect,"
page
30
of
this
book.