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THE
ROCK
THAT
IS
HIGHER
THAN
I.
11s.
"Not
knowing
that
the
goodness
of
God
leadeth
thee
to
repentance."-ROM.
2:
4.
Key
of
B
Flat
Major.
Arr.
by
B.
F.
W.,
1869.
WM.
HOUSER,
1848.
Alto
by
S.
M.
DENSON,
1911.
1.
Convinced
as
a
sin-ner,
to
Je-sus I
come,
In-formed
by
the
gos-pel
for
such
there
is
room,
O'er-whelmed
with
sorrow
for
sin
I
will
cry,
2.
When
sorely
af
-
flict-ed
and
read
-
y
to
faint,
Be
-
fore
my
Redeemer
I'll
spread
my
complaint,
'Midst
storms
and
distresses
my
soul
shall
re-ly,
3. 'Tis
there
with
the
chosen
of
Je-sus,I
long,
To
dwell,and
e
-
ter
-
nal-ly
join
in
the
song,
And
praising
and
blessings,with
angels
on
high,
Lead
me
to
the
rock
that
is
high-er
than
I,
Higher
than
I,
high-er
than
I,
Lead
me
to
the
rock
that
is
high-er
than I.
On
Je
-
sus
the
rock
that
is
high-er
than
I,
Higher
than
I,
high-er
than
I,
Lead
me
to
the
rock
that
is
high-er
than I.
It's
Je
-
sus,
the
rock
that
is
high-er
than
I,
Higher
than
I,
high-er
than
I,
Lead
me
to
the
rock
that
is
high-er
than
I.
The
tune
as
it
was
printed
in
the
"Sacred
Harp"
was
re-arranged
from
the
tune
as
composed
by
William
Houser;
printed
by
John
G.
McCurry,
1855
in
the
"Social
Harp,"
see
page
233.
The
tune
is
also
printed
in
the
"Lute
of
Zion,"
page
323.
Words
are
in
Jessie
Mercer's
Hymn
Book,
called
"Mercer's
Cluster,"
1823,
3rd
edition.
See
sketch
of
Houser
connected
with
"Carmarthen,"
page
316
and
other
tunes.
Alto
by
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.