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Oh! That My Burdened Soul

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1 Oh! that my burdened soul
Could sweet relief obtain;
Give Jesus all my heart's control
And cease to suffer pain.

2 I long to find the way
That leads from sin and death,
And when 'tis found, I hope to stay
Till my expiring breath.

3 I pant for living streams
That flow from Calvary's fount;
My thirsty soul will die, it seems
Or scale redemption's mount.

4 O Jesus, stretch Thy hand,
And rescue my poor soul;
And bid me rise at Thy command,
And all my thought control.

5 Unchain my captive soul
From sin's devouring cell;
O fill my heart with joy untold–
Let peace within me dwell.

AMEN.

Source: The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal: official hymnal of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church #510

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Author: H. P. Thomas

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First Line: O that my burdened soul
Title: Oh! That My Burdened Soul
Author: H. P. Thomas
Meter: 6.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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