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AGAIN.
8s.
&
7s.
"Will
thou
not
revive
us
again
that
the
people
may
rejoice
in
thee?"
Ps.
85:6.
CHORUS.
John
Newton,
1779.
Key
of
F.
Arr.
by
Wm.
L.
Williams,
1851
1. Sa-viour
vis
-
it
thy
plan
-
ta
-
tion,
Grant
us,
Lord,
a
gra-cious
rain!
All
will
come
to
des
-
o
la
-
tion,
Un
-
less
thou
re-turn
a
-
gain.
Lord,
re-vive
us!
Lord,
re-vive
2. Keep
no
long
-
er
at
-
a
dis-tance,
Shine
up
-
on
us
from
on
high!
Lest
for
want
of
Thy
-
aS
sis-tance,
Ev
-
'ry
plant
should
droop
and
die.
Lord,
re-vive
us!
Lord,
revive
us! All
our
help
must
come
from
Thee,
Lord,
re
-
vive
us!
O
re
-
vive
us!
All
our
help
must
come
from
Thee
us! All
our
help
must
come
from
Thee,
Lord,
re
-
vive
us!
O
re
-
vive
us!
All
our
help
must
come
from
Thee
The
original
title
to
this
hymn
was,
"Prayer
Por
Revival."
It
appeared
in
Olney's
collection.
Rev.
William
Williams
(1717-1781),
a
Welsh
preacher
and
medi-
cal
doctor,
left
the
Established
Church,
and
wrote
fine
melodies
and
hymns.
He
was
a
man
of
great
energy
and
power,
and
splendid
revivalist
and
missionary.
John
Newton
(1725-1807)
belonged
to
the
Church
of
England.
His
father
and
mother
died
when
he
was
young.
He
was
a
minister,
and
one
of
the
finest
hymn
writers.
He
oomposed
many
splendid
and
valuable
hymns,
which
are
published
in
all
the
leading
hymn
books
where
the
English
language
is
spoken.
He
was
an
associate
of
William
Cowper.
Other
sketches
are
given
of
him
in
this
collection.
Note-It
is
not
definitely
certain
that
William
Williams,
above
stated,
composed
the
tune
Re-
turn
Again,
others
claim
that
the
Wm.
L.
Williams
who
composed
the
tune,
lived
in
Chambers
county
Alabama.
He
was
a
fine
director
of
music.