Blessed Be the Day When I Must Roam (Moravian Emigrants' Hymn)

Blessed be the day when I must roam

Piano/Organ
	Communion Hymns for Organ, Vol. 2

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1 Blessed be the day when I must roam
far from my country, friends, and home,
an exile, poor and mean;
my fathers' God will be my Guide,
will angel guards for me provide,
my soul, my soul in danger screen.

2 My God will lead me to a spot
where, all my cares and griefs forgot,
I shall enjoy sweet rest.
As pants for cooling streams the hart,
I languish for my heavenly part,
for God, for God, my Refuge blessed.

Source: Moravian Book of Worship #794

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First Line:	Blessed be the day when I must roam
Title:	Blessed Be the Day When I Must Roam (Moravian Emigrants' Hymn)
Meter:	8.8.6.8.8.8. Iambic
Language:	English
Notes:	The members of our Ancient Unity sang these words when bitter persecution compelled them to seek refuge and liberty of conscience in foreign countries.