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Alas Elisha's servant cried

Alas Elisha's servant cried

Tune: LOUELLA
Published in 3 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI, Recording

Representative Text

1. Alas! Elisha’s servant cried,
When he the Syrian army spied,
But he was soon released from care,
In answer to the prophet’s prayer.

2. Straitway he saw, with other eyes,
A greater army from the skies;
A fiery guard around the hill,
Thus are the saints preservèd still.

3. When Satan and his host appear,
Like him of old, I faint and fear;
Like him, by faith, with joy I see,
A greater host engaged for me.

4. The saints espouse my cause by prayer,
The angels make my soul their care;
Mine is the promise sealed with blood,
And Jesus lives to make it good.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #78

Text Information

First Line: Alas Elisha's servant cried
Copyright: Public Domain

Media

The Cyber Hymnal #78
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)

Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
Audio

Small Church Music #7384

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #78

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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