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SOLEMN THOUGHT

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: F. Price Incipit: 13317 1157 Used With Text: Solemn Thought

Remember, sinful youth, you must die

Meter: 12.9.12.12.9 Appears in 46 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Remember, sinful youth, you must die, you must die, Remember, sinful youth, you must die; Remember, sinful youth, who hate the way of truth, And in you pleasures boast, you must die, you must die; And in you pleasures boast, you must die. Used With Tune: SOLEMN THOUGHT

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Solemn Thought

Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion… #29 (1835) First Line: Remember, sinful youth, you must die, you must die Tune Title: SOLEMN THOUGHT

Remember, sinful youth, you must die

Hymnal: The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) #29 (1854) Meter: 12.9.12.12.9 Lyrics: 1. Remember, sinful youth, you must die, you must die, Remember, sinful youth, you must die; Remember, sinful youth, who hate the way of truth, And in you pleasures boast, you must die, you must die; And in you pleasures boast, you must die. Languages: English Tune Title: SOLEMN THOUGHT

Remember, sinful youth, you must die

Hymnal: Songs of Zion #38 (1821) Meter: Irregular Lyrics: 1. Remember, sinful youth, you must die, Remember, sinful youth, you must die. Remember, sinful youth, If you deny the truth, Through vast eternity, you must die. 2. Uncertain are your days, here below, Uncertain are your days, here below. Uncertain are your days, For God hath many ways To bring you to your graves, here below. 3. The God that built the sky, great I Am, The God that built the sky, great I Am. The God that built the sky, Hath said and cannot lie, Impenitents shall die, and be damned. 4. Come then, my friends, don't you, I entreat, Come then, my friends, don't you, I entreat. Come then my friends, don’t you Your sinful ways pursue, Your precious souls undo, I entreat. 5. But to the Savior flee, 'scape for life, But to the Savior flee, 'scape for life. But to the Savior flee, Lest death eternally Shall be your destiny, 'scape for life. Tune Title: SOLEMN THOUGHT

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James P. Carrell

1787 - 1854 Composer of "SOLEMN THOUGHT (Carrell)" James P. Carrell was a "farmer, Methodist minister, and county clerk in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia. He was author of the Songs of Zion (1821) and co-author of Virginia Harmony (1831)" (Steel and Hulan 2010). Several of his songs were printed in Kentucky Harmony and its supplements.