11915 | The Cyber Hymnal#11916 | 11917 |
Text: | My Former Hopes Are Dead |
Author: | William Cowper |
Tune: | SHAWMUT |
Arranger: | Lowell Mason |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 My former hopes are dead,
My terror now begins;
I feel, alas! that I am dead
In trespasses and sins.
2 Ah whither shall I fly?
I hear the thunder roar;
The law proclaims destruction nigh,
And vengeance at the door.
3 When I review my ways,
I dread impending doom;
But sure a friendly whisper says,
"Flee from the wrath to come."
4 I see, or think I see,
A glimmering from afar;
A beam of day that shines for me,
To save me from despair.
5 Forerunner of the sun,
It marks the pilgrim’s way;
I’ll gaze upon it while I run,
And watch the rising day.
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First Line: | My former hopes are dead |
Title: | My Former Hopes Are Dead |
Author: | William Cowper |
Meter: | SM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 3 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | SHAWMUT |
Arranger: | Lowell Mason (1844) |
Meter: | SM |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | Midi |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer Score |