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Hymns

By John Newton (1779)

Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound!)
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as...

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Waltzing Matilda

Folk songs

(1850)

←Waltzing Matilda (1895)lyrics by Banjo Paterson, composed by Christina Macpherson→information about this editionrelated portals: Australian poetry, Song lyrics, Sheet musicsister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, Wikidata item
Folk song by Banjo Paterson, written in 1895, widely considered Australia's national song. It tells the story of an itinerant worker (a "swagman") making a drink of tea at a bush camp and stealing a sheep to eat. When police officers come to arrest him,...

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The Swapping Song

Folk songs

(1850)

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Roud 469, variously titled "The Foolish Boy", "The Swapping Song", "The Bugle Played for Me", "Six Horses", etc.
4535952The Swapping Song
Versions of The Swapping Song include:Illustration by Clara E. Atwood in A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1901)
"The Foolish Boy" in A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes (1895)
"The Ploughboy in Luck" in The Baby's Opera (1900)
"My father he died, but I can't tell you how" in A Book of N...

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Young Beichan

Folk songs

(1850)

For works with similar titles, see Young Beichan and Susie Pye.
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"Young Beichan" is a ballad, which with a number of variants and names such as "Lord Baker", "Lord Bateman", and "Young Bekie", was collected by Francis James Child in the late 19th century, and is included in The English and Scottish Popular Ballads as number 53 (Roud 40). "Young Beichan," in Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
2133672Young Beichan
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Over the Hills and Far Away

Folk songs

(1850)

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3241605Over the Hills and Far AwayOver the Hills and Far Away may refer to:
"Over the Hills and Far Away", traditional song
"Over the hills and far ...

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Amazing Grace (4-verse version)

Hymns

By John Newton (1779)

Amazing grace! how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch; like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!

The Lord hath promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when...

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Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown

Hymns

By Charles Wesley (1742)

Come, O thou Traveller unknown,
Whom still I hold, but cannot see!
My company before is gone,
And I am left alone with Thee;
With Thee all night I mean to stay,
And wrestle till the break of day.

I need not tell Thee who I am,
My misery and sin declare;
Thyself hast called me by my name,
Look on Thy hands, and read it there;
But who, I ask Thee, who art Thou?
Tell me Thy name, and tell me now.

In vain Thou struggling to get free,
I never will unloose my hold!
Art Thou the Man that died for me?...

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