The Sacred Harp 2012 Cooper Book Edition
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Song · Page 406

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Lyrics

I want to live a Christian here,
I want to die a shouting,
I want to feel a Saviour near,
While soul and body’s parting;
I want to see bright angels stand
And waiting to receive me,
To bear my soul to Canaan’s land,
Where Christ is gone before me.

O that I had some humble place,
Where I might hide from sorrow;
Where I might see my Savior’s face,
And there by freed from terror.
O! had I wings like Noah’s dove,
I’d leave this word and Satan,
And fly away to realms above,
Where Jesus stands inviting.