Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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344 Rainbow

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: Timothy Swan, 1785 & Arr. Phil A. Tabor, 1988

Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)

’Tis by Thy strength the mountains stand,
God of eternal pow’r!
The sea grows calm at Thy command,
And tempests cease to roar.

The thirsty ridges drink their fill,
And ranks of corn appear;
Thy ways abound with blessings still,
Thy goodness crowns the year.