Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
81b Windlesham
Words: Thomas Kelly, 1804
Music: Steven Brett, 2016
Meter: Long Meter (8,8,8,8)
Copyright: 2025 Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Poor and afflicted, Lord, are Thine,
Among the great unfit to shine;
But though the world may think it strange,
They would not with the world exchange.
Poor and afflicted, yet they trust
In God, the gracious, wise, and just;
For them He deigns this lot to choose,
Nor would they dare His will refuse.
Poor and afflicted, yet they sing,
For Christ, their glorious, conqu’ring King,
Through suff’rings perfect, reigns on high,
And does their ev’ry need supply.
Among the great unfit to shine;
But though the world may think it strange,
They would not with the world exchange.
Poor and afflicted, yet they trust
In God, the gracious, wise, and just;
For them He deigns this lot to choose,
Nor would they dare His will refuse.
Poor and afflicted, yet they sing,
For Christ, their glorious, conqu’ring King,
Through suff’rings perfect, reigns on high,
And does their ev’ry need supply.