to prey up­on the root.

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The Lord, dis­pleased, sent forth a worm,

to prey up­on the root.

I trem­bled when I saw it fade,

As Once for Jonah

Lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: William Bradbury, 1849
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...The Lord, dis­pleased, sent forth a worm,

Unseen, to prey up­on the root.

I trem­bled when I saw it fade,...

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The Lord, dis­pleased, sent forth a worm,

Unseen, to prey up­on the root.

I trem­bled when I saw it fade,

As Once for Jonah

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