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Dear people we have met today

Dear people we have met today

Tune: DAY OF WORSHIP
Published in 3 hymnals


Representative Text

1. Dear people we have met today,
To sing, to hear, to preach and pray;
It is our Father’s great command,
The road that leads to His right hand;

2. But Oh the sad and awful state,
Of those who stand and come too late,
The foolish virgins did begin,
To knock, but could not enter in.

Source: The Sacred Harp: the best collection of sacred songs, hymns, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public for general use (1991 rev.) #60

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First Line: Dear people we have met today
Copyright: Public Domain
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The Sacred Harp #60

The Sacred Harp #60
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