The Sacred Harp |
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... But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea , And linger , shivering , on the brink , And fear to launch away . Oh could we make our doubts remove , These gloomy doubts that rise , And see the Canaan that we love ...
... But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea , And linger , shivering , on the brink , And fear to launch away . Oh could we make our doubts remove , These gloomy doubts that rise , And see the Canaan that we love ...
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