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3 Blow , as is wont , in the new moon , With trumpets ' lofty sound , The appointed
time , the day whereon Our solemn feast comes round . 4 This was a statute
given of old For Israel to observe , A law of Jacob's God to hold , From whence
they ...
3 Blow , as is wont , in the new moon , With trumpets ' lofty sound , The appointed
time , the day whereon Our solemn feast comes round . 4 This was a statute
given of old For Israel to observe , A law of Jacob's God to hold , From whence
they ...
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I answered thee in thunder deep , With clouds encompassed round ; 30 I tried
thee at the water steep Of Meriba renowned . 8 Hear , O my people , hearken well
: I testify to thee , Thou ancient stock of Israel , If thou wilt list to me : 9 Throughout
...
I answered thee in thunder deep , With clouds encompassed round ; 30 I tried
thee at the water steep Of Meriba renowned . 8 Hear , O my people , hearken well
: I testify to thee , Thou ancient stock of Israel , If thou wilt list to me : 9 Throughout
...
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3 There even the sparrow , freed from wrong , Hath found a house of rest ; The
swallow there , to lay her young , Hath built her brooding nest ; Even by thy altars
, Lord of Hosts , They find their safe abode ; And home they fly from round the ...
3 There even the sparrow , freed from wrong , Hath found a house of rest ; The
swallow there , to lay her young , Hath built her brooding nest ; Even by thy altars
, Lord of Hosts , They find their safe abode ; And home they fly from round the ...
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6 Thou , in the lowest pit profound , Hast set me all forlorn , Where thickest
darkness hovers round , In horrid deeps to mourn . 7 Thy wrath , from which no
shelter saves , Full sore doth press on me ; 2 Thou break'st upon me all thy
waves , 2 ...
6 Thou , in the lowest pit profound , Hast set me all forlorn , Where thickest
darkness hovers round , In horrid deeps to mourn . 7 Thy wrath , from which no
shelter saves , Full sore doth press on me ; 2 Thou break'st upon me all thy
waves , 2 ...
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16 Thy fierce wrath over me doth flow ; Thy threatenings cut me through : 17 All
day they round about me go ; Like waves they me pursue . 18 Lover and friend
thou hast removed , And severed from me far : They fly me now whom I have
loved ...
16 Thy fierce wrath over me doth flow ; Thy threatenings cut me through : 17 All
day they round about me go ; Like waves they me pursue . 18 Lover and friend
thou hast removed , And severed from me far : They fly me now whom I have
loved ...
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