Elijah, 1. "Help Lord" Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Help, Lord! Help, Lord! Help, Lord!

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Help, Lord! Help, Lord! Help, Lord!

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Help, Lord! Help, Lord! Help, Lord!

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Help, Lord! Help, Lord! Help, Lord!

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wilt thou quite de stroy- us?

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wilt thou quite de stroy- us?

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wilt thou quite de stroy- us? The

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wilt thou quite de stroy- us? Help, Lord!

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har vest- now is o ver,- the sum mer- days are gone, and yet no pow er- com eth- to

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and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us.

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help us, and yet no pow er- com eth,- com eth- to

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and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us, and yet no pow er-

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sum mer- days are gone, and yet no pow er- com eth- to

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help us, and yet no pow er-

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com eth- to help us, The har vest- now is o ver,- the

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and yet no pow er- com eth,- and yet no pow er- com eth,-

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sum mer- days are gone,

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com eth- to help us. The har vest- now is o ver,- and yet no

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and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us, and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us,

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and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us, The har vest- now is

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help us, no pow er- com eth- to help us, yet no pow er- com eth- to help

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pow er- com eth- to help us, no pow er- com eth- to help us.

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har vest- now is o ver,- the sum mer- days are gone,

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and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us, The har vest- now is

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and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us, and yet no

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help us, The har vest- now is o ver.- Will then the

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Lord be no more God in

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Lord be no more God in

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Zi on?- Will then the Lord be no more God in

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Zi on?- Will then the Lord be no more God in

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Zi on?- Will then the Lord be no

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more God, Will then the Lord be no more God in

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help us! Will then the Lord be no more God in

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gone, the sum mer- days are gone. The har vest- now is

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Will then the Lord be no more God, no more God in

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o ver,- The har vest- now is o ver,- Help, Lord! The har vest-

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o ver,- the sum mer- days are gone! Help, Lord!

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Zi on?- The har vest- now is o ver,-

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Zi on,- The har vest- now is o ver,- the sum mer- days are

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now is o ver,- The

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Help! The har vest- now is o ver,- is o ver,- the

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Lord, The har vest- now is o ver,- is o ver,- the

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gone, The har vest- now is o ver,- the

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har vest- now is o ver,- The har vest- now is o ver,- the

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sum mer- days are gone, and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us!

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sum mer- days are gone, and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us,

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sum mer- days are gone, and yet no pow er- com eth- to help us!

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And there is no one.

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bread,

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no one break eth- it to feed them!

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