Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition

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183 Greenwich

Words: Isaac Watts, 1719

Music: Daniel Read, 1786

Meter: Long Meter Double (8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8)

Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I
To mourn and murmur and repine
To see the wicked, placed on high,
In pride and robes of honor shine.
But oh their end, their dreadful end!
Thy sanctuary taught me so;
On slipp’ry rocks I see them stand,
And fiery billows roll below.