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| Text: | If I Must Die |
| Author: | Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 |
| Tune: | ST. AGNES |
| Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes |
| Media: | MIDI file |
1 If I must die, O let me die
Trusting in Jesus’ blood!
That blood which hath atonement made,
And reconciles to God.
2 If I must die, then let me die
In peace with all mankind,
And change these fleeting joys below
For pleasures more refined.
3 If I must die, as die I must,
Let some kind seraph come,
And bear me on his friendly wing
To my celestial home!
4 Of Canaan’s land from Pisgah’s top
May I but have a view!
Though Jordan should o’erflow its banks,
I’ll boldly venture through.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | If I must die, O let me die |
| Title: | If I Must Die |
| Author: | Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 |
| Meter: | CM |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Notes: | One of his best hymns Mr. Beddome wrote after recovering from a severe illness. He had first written a hymn of gratitude for his restoration to health. On further reflection He wrote these lines. Burrage, p. 51. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ST. AGNES |
| Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes |
| Meter: | CM |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat image: |  PDF |
| MIDI file: |  Midi |
| Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |
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