Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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321 Newnan

Words: Joseph Hart, 1759

Music: J. P. Reese, 1859

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

Vain man, thy fond pursuits forbear,
Repent, thy end is nigh,
Death at the farthest can’t be far,
Oh think before you die.
Reflect, thou hast a soul to save,
Thy sins, how high they mount.
What are thy hopes beyond the grave?
How stands that dark account?