| Artist: | Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (English) |
| User: | ette4eva |
| Duration: | 130 seconds |
| Delay: | 12 seconds |
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[Key:] C [Time:] 6/8 [BPM:] 96-112 [Sung:] Peacefully [Tune:] Duane Street [Text:] James Montgomery, 1771–1854 [Music:] George Coles, 1792–1858, alt. [Scriptures:] Matthew 25:31–40 / Mosiah 2:17 Hymn sung prior to the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith. See History of the Church, 6:614–15
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A poor way - far - ing Man of grief
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Hath of - ten crossed me on my way,
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Who sued so hum - bly for re - lief
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That I could nev - er an - swer nay.
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I had not pow’r to ask his name,
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Where - to he went, or whence he came;
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Yet there was some - thing in his eye
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That won my love; I knew not why.
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Once, when my scan - ty meal was spread,
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He en - tered; not a word he spake,
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Just per -ish -ing for want of bread.
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I gave him all; he blessed it, brake,
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And ate, but gave me part a - gain.
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Mine was an an -gel’s por - tion then,
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For while I fed with ea -ger haste,
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The crust was man - na to my taste.
3.
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I spied him where a foun - tain burst
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Clear from the rock; his strength was gone.
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The heed - less wa - ter mocked his thirst;
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He heard it, saw it hur - rying on.
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I ran and raised the suf - f’rer up;
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Thrice from the stream he drained my cup,
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Dipped and re - turned it run - ning o’er;
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I drank and nev - er thirst - ed more.
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’Twas night; the floods were out; it blew
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A win - ter hur - ri - cane a - loof.
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I heard his voice a - broad and flew
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To bid him wel - come to my roof.
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I warmed and cloth - ed and cheer - ed my guest
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And laid him on my couch to rest,
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Then made the earth my bed and seemed
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In E - den’s gar - den while I dreamed.
5.
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Stript, wound - ed, beat - en nigh to death,
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I found him by the high - way side.
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I roused his pulse, brought back his breath,
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Re - vived his spi - rit, and sup - plied
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Wine, oil, re - fresh - ment—he was healed.
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I had my - self a wound con - cealed,
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But from that hour for - got the smart,
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And peace bound up my bro - ken heart.
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In pris’n I saw him next, con - demned
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To meet a trai - tor’s doom at morn.
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The tide of ly - ing tongues I stem - med,
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And ho - nored him ’mid shame and scorn.
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My friend - ship’s ut - most zeal to try,
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He asked if I for him would die.
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The flesh was weak; my blood ran chill,
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But my free spi - rit cried, “I will!”
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Then in a mo - ment to my view
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The stran - ger start - ed from dis - guise.
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The to - kens in his hands I knew;
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The Sav - ior stood be - fore mine eyes.
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He spake, and my poor name he named,
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“Of me thou hast not been a - shamed.
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These deeds shall thy me - mo - rial be;
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Fear not, thou didst them un - to me.”