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THE
CHRISTIAN'S
FLIGHT.
C.
M.
Original.
"I
will
bless
the
Lord
at
all
times:
His
praise
shall
continually
be
in
my
mouth."-Ps.
34:1.
Key
of
F.
Major.
Words
Rearranged
by
W.
F.
Moore,
1866.
By
W.
F.
Moore,
1866.
Not
many
years
their
rounds
shall
roll;
Each
moment
brings
it
nigh,
When
the
Christian's
soul
To
heav'n
above
shall
fly.
Not
many
years
their
rounds
shall
roll:
Each
moment
brings
it
nigh,
When
the
Christian's
soul
To
heav'n
above
shall
fly.
Softly
Ye
Softly.
Ye
wheels
of
nature
speed.
Ye
wheels
of
nature
speed
your
course,
Ye
mor-tal
powers
decay.
Fast
as
ye
bring
the
night
of
death,
Ye
bring
eternal
day.
day.
wheels
of
nature
speed,
Ye
wheels
of
nature
speed
your
course,
Ye
mor-tal
powers
decay,
Fast
as
ye
bring
the
night
of
death,
Ye
bring
eternal
day.
day.
Ye
wheels
of
nature
speed
your
course,
Ye
mor-tal
powers
decay,
Fast
as
ye
bring
the
night
of
death,
Ye
bring
eternal
day. day.
day. day.
W.
F.
Moore
was
the
first
president
of
the
Tallapoosa
Singing
Convention
in
1867
and
1873.
He
lived
at
this
time
in
Alabama.
He
was,
in
1866,
at
the
Chatta-
hoochee
Singing
Convention
in
Paulding
county,
Ga.
He
was
a
very
fine
leader
and
fond
of
vocal
music.
He
was
also
a
member
of
the
Southern
Musical
Convention
from
1850
to
1870.
He
composed
several
songs
in
the
'Sacred
Harp.
'
The
time
of his
birth
and
death
are
unknown
to
us.
It
has
been
claimed
by
some
that
he
went
west
many
years
ago
and
died
in
Texas.