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==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
'''Original text: '''


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Death may disolve my body now,<br>
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And bear my spirit home;<br>
Death may disolve my body now,
Why do my minutes move so slow,<br>
And bear my spirit home;
Nor my salvation come?<br>
Why do my minutes move so slow,
 
Nor my salvation come?
With heav'nly weapons I have fought<br>
The Battles of the Lord<br>
Finished my course, and kept the Faith<br>
And wait the sure Reward.<br>


God has laid up in Heav'n for me<br>
With heav'nly weapons I have fought
A Crown which cannot fade;<br>
The Battles of the Lord
The righteous Judge at that great Day<br>
Finished my course, and kept the Faith
Shall place it on my head.<br>
And wait the sure Reward.


Nor hath the King of Grace decreed<br>
God has laid up in Heav'n for me
This prize for me alone;<br>
A Crown which cannot fade;
But all that love, and long to see<br>
The righteous Judge at that great Day
Th' Appearance of his Son.<br>
Shall place it on my head.


Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe<br>
Nor hath the King of Grace decreed
From ev'ry ill Design;<br>
This prize for me alone;
And to his heav'nly Kingdom keep<br>
But all that love, and long to see
This feeble Soul of mine.<br>
Th' Appearance of his Son.


God is my everlasting Aid,<br>
Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe
And Hell shall rage in vain;<br>
From ev'ry ill Design;
To Him be hichest Glory paid,<br>
And to his heav'nly Kingdom keep
And endless Praise, Amen.<br>
This feeble Soul of mine.


God is my everlasting Aid,
And Hell shall rage in vain;
To Him be hichest Glory paid,
And endless Praise, Amen.
</poem>


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Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-05-05).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 23 kB   Copyright: CPDL
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General Information

Title: Chesterfield
Composer: William Billings

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Hymn

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description:

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Original text and translations

English.png English text

Death may disolve my body now,
And bear my spirit home;
Why do my minutes move so slow,
Nor my salvation come?

With heav'nly weapons I have fought
The Battles of the Lord
Finished my course, and kept the Faith
And wait the sure Reward.

God has laid up in Heav'n for me
A Crown which cannot fade;
The righteous Judge at that great Day
Shall place it on my head.

Nor hath the King of Grace decreed
This prize for me alone;
But all that love, and long to see
Th' Appearance of his Son.

Jesus, the Lord, shall guard me safe
From ev'ry ill Design;
And to his heav'nly Kingdom keep
This feeble Soul of mine.

God is my everlasting Aid,
And Hell shall rage in vain;
To Him be hichest Glory paid,
And endless Praise, Amen.

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