Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
80b Service of the Lord
Tune: E. J. King, 1844
Words:
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)
Farewell, vain world, I’m going home,
I am bound to die in the army,
My Savior smiles and bids me come,
I am bound to die in the army.
Chorus:
I am bound to live in the service of the Lord,
I am bound to die in the army.
Sweet angels beckon me away,
I am bound to die in the army,
To sing God’s praise in endless day,
I am bound to die in the army.
(Chorus)
I am bound to die in the army,
My Savior smiles and bids me come,
I am bound to die in the army.
Chorus:
I am bound to live in the service of the Lord,
I am bound to die in the army.
Sweet angels beckon me away,
I am bound to die in the army,
To sing God’s praise in endless day,
I am bound to die in the army.
(Chorus)