11613 | The Cyber Hymnal#11614 | 11615 |
Text: | My Harp Untuned, And Laid Aside |
Author: | John Newton |
Tune: | ST. CROSS |
Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 My harp untuned, and laid aside,
To cheerful hours the harp belongs;
My cruel foes, insulting cried,
"Come, sing us one of Zion’s songs."
2 Alas! when sinners, blindly bold,
At Zion scoff, and Zion’s king;
When zeal declines, and love grows cold,
Is this a day for me to sing?
3 Time was, whene’er the saints I met,
With joy and praise my bosom glowed;
But now, like Eli, sad I sit,
And tremble for the ark of God.
4 While thus to grief my soul gave way,
To see the work of God decline;
Methought I heard my Savior say,
"Dismiss thy fears, the ark is Mine"
5 Though for a time I hide My face,
Rely upon My love and power;
Still wrestle at a throne of grace,
And wait for a reviving hour.
6 Take down thy long neglected harp,
I’ve seen thy tears, and heard thy prayer;
The winter season has been sharp,
But spring shall all its wastes repair.”
7 Lord, I obey, my hopes revive,
Come join with me, ye saints, and sing;
Our foes in vain against us strive;
For God will help and healing bring.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | My harp untuned, and laid aside |
Title: | My Harp Untuned, And Laid Aside |
Author: | John Newton |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 2 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. CROSS |
Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes (1861) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | F Major or modal |
Source: | Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | Midi |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |