"Original Sacred Harp" (Denson Revision) 1960 Edition ‎#98

98. Why should we at our lot complain

1 Why should we at our lot complain, Or grieve at our distress? Some think if they could riches gain, They'd gain true happiness. Ah! we're much to blame, We're all the same – Alike we're made of clay; Then, since we have a Savior dear, Let's drive all care away. 2 Why should the rich despise the poor? Why should the poor repine? A little time will make us all In equal friendship join. Ah! we're much to blame, We're all the same – Alike we're made of clay; Then, since we have a Savior dear, Let's drive all care away. 3 The only circumstance of life That ever I could find To soften cares and temper strife Was a contented mind; When we've this in store, We have much more Than wealth could e'er covey; Then, since we have a Savior dear, Let's drive all care away. 4 When age, old creeping age comes on, And we are young no more, Let's all repent the sins we've don, Nor grieve that youth is o'er. When we've this in store, We have much more Than wealth could e'er covey; Then, since we have a Savior dear, Let's drive all care away.

Text Information

• First Line: Why should we at our lot complain
• Publication Date: 1960

Tune Information

• Name: DULL CARE