12231 | The Cyber Hymnal#12232 | 12233 |
Text: | Naked As From The Earth We Came |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | ARLINGTON |
Composer: | Thomas Augustine Arne |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 Naked as from the earth we came,
And crept to life at first;
We to the earth return again,
And mingle with our dust.
2 The dear delights we here enjoy,
And fondly call our own,
Are but short favors borrowed now
To be repaid anon.
3 ’Tis God that lifts our comforts high,
Or sinks them in the grave;
He gives and (blessèd be His name!)
He takes but what He gave.
4 Peace, all our angry passions then!
Let each rebellious sigh
Be silent at His sovereign will,
And every murmur die.
5 If smiling mercy crown our lives,
Its praises shall be spread;
And we’ll adore the justice, too,
That strikes our comforts dead.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Naked as from the earth we came |
Title: | Naked As From The Earth We Came |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Meter: | CM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, 1707 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: ASCRIPTION by Luther O. Emerson; CAITHNESS |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ARLINGTON |
Composer: | Thomas Augustine Arne (1762) |
Meter: | CM |
Key: | F Major or modal |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | Midi |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |