My life's a shade - Knapp, William

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"A funeral hymn. Hymn Tune Index tune number 2092."

◈ Genre / Form Hymns

♯ Key G minor

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range G2 – E-5

¶ Language → English

Measures 24

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments SATB

Pages 1

CPDL # 23073

Editor Tim Henderson

Posted 2011-01-29

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Soprano

F#4 – E-5

Alto

C4 – A4

Tenor

F4 – E-5

Bass

G2 – B-3

¶Lyrics / Text

My life's a shade; my days Apace to death decline; My Lord is life, he'll raise My dust again, e'en mine. ''Chorus: '' Sweet truth to me, I shall arise And with these eyes my savior see. My peaceful grave shall keep my bones till that sweet day, I wake from my long sleep, and leave my bed of clay. My Lord his angels shall their golden trumpets sound; At whose most welcome call my grave shall be unbound… I said sometimes with tears, Ah me! I'm loth to die; Lord, silence thou those fears, my life's with thee on high… What means my trembling heart, to be thus shy of death ? My life and I shan't part, tho' I resign my breath… Then welcome harmless grave; by thee to heav'n I'll go; My Lord, his death shall save me from the flames below…

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