Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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184 Enfield

Words: Elizabeth Rowe

Music: Solomon Chandler, 1785

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

Before the rosy dawn of day,
To Thee, my God I’ll sing;
Awake my soft and tuneful lyre,
Awake each charming string:
Awake, and let thy flowing strains
Glide through the midnight air,
While high amidst, the silent orb,
The silver moon rolls clear.