The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) ‎#166

166. Sweet rivers of redeeming love

1.
Sweet rivers of redeeming love,
Lie just before mine eyes,
Had I the pinions of a dove,
I'd to those rivers fly;
I'd rise superior to my pain,
With joy outstrip the wind;
I'd cross o'er Jordan's stormy waves,
And leave the world behind.

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet rivers of redeeming love
• Title: Sweet rivers of redeeming love
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1854
• Source: Baptist Harmony, p. 468

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET RIVERS
• Composer: More
• Meter: C.M.