Four and Twenty Elders

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See four and twenty elders on their knees

Tune: [See four and twenty elders on their knees]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 See four and twenty Elders on their knees.
See four and twenty Elders on their knees;
And we'll all rise together, and face the risin' sun.
O Lord, have mercy, if you please.

2 They are bowin' roun' the altar on their knees.
They are bowin' roun' the altar on their knees;
And we'll all rise together, and face the risin' sun.
O Lord, have mercy, if you please.

3 They are cryin' "Holy, holy," on their knees.
They are cryin' "Holy, holy," on their knees;
And we'll all rise together, and face the risin' sun.
O Lord, have mercy, if you please.

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #537

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First Line:	See four and twenty elders on their knees
Title:	Four and Twenty Elders
Source:	Traditional Communion Spiritual
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	And we'll all rise together
Copyright:	Public Domain