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Freedom's Lyre: or psalms, hymns, and sacred songs for the slave and his firends

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101Think of our country's gloryPage Scan
102And dost thou think I could forgetPage Scan
103Lo! woman calls, in accents wildPage Scan
104Sister! were thy brother bleedingPage Scan
105Sisters! our free-born hearts are swellingPage Scan
106Unshrinking from the stormPage Scan
107Up, woman! unto thee the pray'rPage Scan
108What notes assail mine earPage Scan
109How long shall Afric's sonsPage Scan
110Oh! what can afford the poor slave reparation Page Scan
111Mother! whene'er, around your childPage Scan
112The Lord will come! the earth shall quakePage Scan
113From ev'ry clime beneath the skiesPage Scan
114Ah! heard ye that shriek of despairPage Scan
115God defends th' oppress'd from harmPage Scan
116The Lord beholds, with piercing eyesPage Scan
117Up from my youth, th' oppress'd may sayPage Scan
118The Lord, the Judge, his churches warnsPage Scan
119Sure there's a righteous GodPage Scan
120Terrible God, who reign'st on high!Page Scan
121When God, in his own sov'reign waysPage Scan
122When the great Judge, supreme and justPage Scan
123When Pharaoh dar'd to vex the saintsPage Scan
124When man grows bold in sinPage Scan
125The Lord in heav'n has fix'd his thronePage Scan
126Blest is the man whose bowels movePage Scan
127Happy is he, who fears the LordPage Scan
128O charity! thou heav'nly gracePage Scan
129When Jesus dwelt in mortal clayPage Scan
130Blest is the man, whose tender heartPage Scan
131Jesus, my Lord! how rich thy grace!Page Scan
132Oh! what stupendous mercy shinesPage Scan
133Father of mercies! send thy gracePage Scan
134Blest is the man, whose heart expandsPage Scan
135Thrice happy man! who fears the LordPage Scan
136All hail! ye servants of the Lord!Page Scan
137'Tis good, to weep and mourn for thosePage Scan
138Lord! lead the way the Savior wentPage Scan
139He that goeth forth with weepingPage Scan
140What various hind'rances we meetPage Scan
141Pray'r was appointed to conveyPage Scan
142Sing to the Lord, who loud proclaimsPage Scan
143Come boldly to the throne of gracePage Scan
144The Lord, who knows full wellPage Scan
145Let Afric and her sons rejoicePage Scan
146Pray on—pray on; by pray'r are donePage Scan
147In themselves as weak as wormsPage Scan
148Gather to your solemn meetingPage Scan
149O Lord! whose forming hand one bloodPage Scan
150O thou! who art the pris'ner's friendPage Scan
151God of the helpless! FriendPage Scan
152Hear us, Father! while we cryPage Scan
153Hear ye not the voice of anguishPage Scan
154Sovereign of worlds! display thy pow'rPage Scan
155Oh! hear the wailing cry!Page Scan
156Eternal Father! thou hast madePage Scan
157O thou! who from thy throne on highPage Scan
158Praise! for slumbers of the nightPage Scan
159Let God arise in all his mightPage Scan
160Lord! when shall these glad tidings speadPage Scan
161Lo! we come, in deep contritionPage Scan
162We long to see that happy timePage Scan
163O Father! when the soften'd heartPage Scan
164"Praise waits for thee in Zion, Lord!"Page Scan
165O God of freedom! hear us prayPage Scan
166Lord God! thou hast, since time beganPage Scan
167Hear, Lord! a people's strong requestPage Scan
168With thy pure dews and rainsPage Scan
169Great God! whose universal swayPage Scan
170Lord! deliver; thou canst savePage Scan
171Holy Father, God of Love!Page Scan
172Spare, Lord! the men who hate thy lawsPage Scan
173"Break ev'ry yoke;" the Gospel criesPage Scan
174Liberty-imparting Spirit!Page Scan
175Humbly before thy throne, good Lord!Page Scan
176Lord! hear from heav'n, thy dwelling-placePage Scan
177Lord! give the word; say,—"Be thou free"Page Scan
178From heav'n the King of Glory camePage Scan
179We thank thee, Lord! that here we standPage Scan
180O Lord, our glorious Head! in theePage Scan
181Lord! when thine ancient people criedPage Scan
182Remember now, thou pitying Lord!Page Scan
183Father! while daylight diesPage Scan
184God of the wide creationPage Scan
185Savior! though by scorn requitedPage Scan
186How beautiful the sightPage Scan
187Lo! what an entertaining sightPage Scan
188Thou fount of every good requir'd!Page Scan
189Blessed Redeemer! how divinePage Scan
190Father of our feeble race!Page Scan
191The mem'ry of the faithful deadPage Scan
192Soldiers of Christ! arisePage Scan
193Bright Source of everlasting love!Page Scan
194Ye spirits of the free!Page Scan
195Long have our burning bosoms sigh'dPage Scan
196Daughters of pity! tune the layPage Scan
197God is our guide from field and wavePage Scan
198Sons of the noble siresPage Scan
199Children of the glorious deadPage Scan
200Assembled at thy high commandPage Scan

[This hymnal has not been proofed - data may be incomplete or incorrect]
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