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Christ in Song 32

Who Is on the Lord's Side?

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

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1"Turn Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side?"—Ex. 32: 26. Who is on the Lord's side? There is right and wrong up - on! Where shalt thou way? Thou-sands on the wrong side Chose to stand; Still 'tis not the strong side, True and stand; Come and join the Lord's side, 'T is the on - ly safe side; By and by.

RefrainChoose now, Choose now, Who is on the Lord's side? Who is on the Lord's side? On the right or wrong side? When shall you?

2Choose now, Choose now, Who is on the Lord's side? Who is on the Lord's side? On the right or wrong side? Fight or from? Choose now, Choose now, Who is on the Lord's side? Who is on the Lord's side? On the right or wrong side? When shall you?

Words
F. E. B.
Scripture
Ex. 32:26

Copyright, 1895. Used by permission

The verse

Meter
70
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

"Turn Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side?"—Ex. 32: 26. Who is on the Lord's side? There is right and wrong up - on! Where shalt thou way? Thou-sands on the wrong side Chose to stand; Still 'tis not the strong side, True and stand; Come and join the Lord's side, 'T is the on - ly safe side; By and by.//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘///˘˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘//////˘˘˘///˘///˘˘///˘//˘/˘///˘˘/˘//˘˘˘70A

Verse 2

Choose now, Choose now, Who is on the Lord's side? Who is on the Lord's side? On the right or wrong side? Fight or from? Choose now, Choose now, Who is on the Lord's side? Who is on the Lord's side? On the right or wrong side? When shall you?////˘˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘///˘˘////˘˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘///˘˘50A

Refrain

Choose now, Choose now, Who is on the Lord's side? Who is on the Lord's side? On the right or wrong side? When shall you?////˘˘˘˘//˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘///˘˘25A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.