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title: And Can It Be (Sagina)
key: G
time: 6/8
tempo: 96
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[Lines 1-2]
L1: And can it be that I should gain an in - ter - est in the Sa - viour's blood?
L2: 'Tis mys - ter - y all! The Im - mor - tal dies: who can ex - plore His strange de - sign?
L3: He left His Fa - ther's throne a - bove, so free, so in - fi - nite His grace;
L4: Long my im - pris - oned spir - it lay fast bound in sin and na - ture's night;
L5: No con - dem - na - tion now I dread; Je - sus, and all in Him, is mine!
S: d :- | d :-.r | m :- | - :s | _f :l,_ | _t, :r_ | d :- | - :m | _f, :r_ | _t, :s_ | d :- | _r :d_ | t, :- | l, :- | s, :- | - :- | s, :- | _t, :d_ | d :- | _t, :s,_
A: m, :- | s, :-.s, | s, :- | - :s, | _l, :f,_ | _s, :-_ | m, :- | - :d, | _d, :f,_ | _r, :-_ | s, :- | s, :- | s, :- | fe, :- | s, :- | - :- | s, :- | _s, :s,_ | s, :- | - :s,
T: s, :- | d :-.t, | d :- | - :m | r :- | _r :t,_ | d :- | - :s, | l, :- | _s, :t,_ | d :- | _f :m_ | r :- | d :- | t, :- | - :- | t, :- | _r :m_ | m :- | _r :t,_
B: d, :- | m, :-.s, | d :s, | m, :d, | f, :- | s, :- | d, :- | - :d, | f, :- | _s, :f,_ | m, :- | _t,, :d_ | r, :- | r, :- | s, :- | - :- | s, :- | _s, :s,_ | s, :- | - :f,

[Lines 3-4]
L1: Died He for me, who caused His pain? For me, who Him to death pur - sued?
L2: In vain the first - born se - raph tries to sound the depths of love di - vine.
L3: Emp - tied Him - self of all but love, and bled for A - dam's help - less race.
L4: Thine eye dif - fused a quick - en - ing ray; I woke, the dun - geon flamed with light;
L5: A - live in Him, my liv - ing Head, and clothed in right - eous - ness di - vine,
S: d :- | m :- | r :- | - :s, | _l, :d_ | - :l, | s, :d | - :r | m :- | r :- | d :- | - :- | m :- | _r :s,_ | d :- | _r :m_ | _f :l,_ | r :d | _t, :-.l,_ | s, :s,
A: s, :- | s, :- | s, :- | - :s, | _f, :l,_ | - :f, | s, :- | - :l, | s, :- | f, :- | m, :- | - :- | s, :- | s, :s, | s, :- | s, :- | l, :- | l, :- | s, :- | - :r,
T: d :- | d :- | t, :- | - :d | d :- | - :d | d :- | - :d | d :- | t, :- | d :- | - :- | d :- | _t, :d_ | d :- | _t, :d_ | d :- | _l, :r_ | r :-.d | t, :t,
B: m, :- | d, :- | s, :- | - :m, | f, :- | - :f, | m, :- | - :f, | s, :- | s, :- | d, :- | - :- | d, :- | _r, :d,_ | m, :- | _r, :d,_ | f, :- | _fe, :-_ | s, :- | - :s,

[Lines 5-6]
L1: A - maz - ing love! how can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me!
L2: 'Tis mer - cy all! let earth a - dore, let an - gel minds in - quire no more.
L3: 'Tis mer - cy all, im - mense and free; for, O my God, it found out me!
L4: My chains fell off, my heart was free; I rose, went forth, and fol - lowed Thee.
L5: Bold I ap - proach the e - ter - nal throne, and claim the crown, through Christ, my own.
S: _m, :s,_ | d :s | _l, :d_ | f :l, | t, :r | s :t, | d :- | - :d
A: m, :- | - :m, | _f, :l,_ | - :l, | s, :- | - :f, | m, :- | - :-
T: d :- | - :d | d :- | - :r | r :t, | - :r | d :- | - :-
B: d, :- | - :d, | f, :- | - :f, | s, :- | - :s, | d, :- | - :-

[Repeat Lines 5-6]
L1: A - maz - ing love! how can it be that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me!
L2: 'Tis mer - cy all! let earth a - dore, let an - gel minds in - quire no more.
L3: 'Tis mer - cy all, im - mense and free; for, O my God, it found out me!
L4: My chains fell off, my heart was free; I rose, went forth, and fol - lowed Thee.
L5: Bold I ap - proach the e - ter - nal throne, and claim the crown, through Christ, my own.
S: m :- | m :- | r :- | - :r | f :- | f :- | m :- | - :m | l :- | l :- | s :- | _f :r_ | d :- | t, :- | d :- | - :-
A: - :- | s, :- | s, :s, | s, :- | - :d | s, :- | s, :s, | s, :- | - :d | d :d | d :- | l, :- | s, :- | f, :- | m, :- | - :-
T: - :- | d :- | t, :t, | t, :- | - :f | t, :- | d :m | m :- | - :f | f :f | m :- | r :- | m :- | r :- | d :- | - :-
B: - :- | d, :- | s, :s, | s, :- | - :f, | s, :- | d :d | d :- | - :f, | l, :f, | d :- | f, :- | s, :- | s, :- | d, :- | - :-