This PDF appears to be off by a century. The song is clearly Millerite, and 1844 (not 1744) was the year Miller aroused multitudes with his end-times prediction. Even if nothing further is known about Graham, dating this song to 1744 flies in the face of conceivability. 1844 is quite credible.
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We have changed the date on our site & updated our PDF to reflect the first known date of publication, in Belden's "Christ in Song" (1900). If anyone finds an earlier date, please let us know.
Cyberhymnal PDF
Thanks, I updated the PDF