Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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42 Clamanda

Words: Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1814

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

Say, now ye lovely social band
Who walk the way to Canaan’s land;
Ye who have fled from Sodom’s plain,
Say do you wish to turn again?

O have you ventured to the field,
Well armed with helmet, sword and shield?
And shall the world, with dread alarms,
Compel you now to ground your arms?