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The Continental Harmony

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Hear, hear, O heavens
And give ear, O earth
For the Lord hath spoken
I have nourished and brought up children
And they have rebelled against Me
Ah! Sinful nation!
The ox knows his owner
The ass his master's crib
But Israel does not know
My people doth not consider;
Ah! Sinful nation!
A people laden with iniquity
A seed of evildoers
Children that are corrupters
They have forsaken the Lord
They have provoked thе Holy One of Israel to anger
Ah! Sinful nation!
Wash yе, make ye clean
Put away the evil of your doings from before My eyes
Cease to do evil
Learn to do well
Seek judgment
Relieve the oppressed
Judge the fatherless
Plead for the widow
Do justice
Love mercy
Walk humbly before God
Come now, let us reason together, saith the Lord
Though your sins be as scarlet
They shall be as wool
Though they be red like crimson
Yet they shall be as white as snow
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William Billings

William Billings

About “An Anthem for Fast Day” by William Billings

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"An Anthem for Fast Day" appears on "The Continental Harmony".

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