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Hymn: Far from mortal cares retreating (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Psalmist

Date: 1848

Compiler: S W Leonard and A D Fillmore

Publisher/Printer: S W Leonard

First Line: Far from mortal cares retreating

Topic: <no topic given>

Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>

Composer:

Meter: 8s and 7s

Tune:

Hymn Number: 18

Page Number: 299, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Far from mortal cares retreating,
Sordid hopes and vain desires,
Here his saints securely meeting,
Every heart to heaven aspires;
From the fount of glory streaming
Life eternal through us rolls;
Mercy from his presence beaming
Peace and pardon on our souls.


Who may share this great salvation?
Every pure and humble mind -
Every kindred, tongue, and nation
From the guilt of sin refined;
God withholds his care from none;
Grace and mercy ever flowing
From the fountain of his throne.