Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:14
Words: John McPherson, in Echoes of Glory (Lafayette, Indiana: Echo Music, 1888), number 1.
Music: John F. Kinsey (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of McPherson (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Echoes of glory
are ringing
Down thro’ the gates so fair;
News of sweet rest they are bringing,
To hearts that are weary with care.
Refrain
Oh! Echoes of glory
From angels so fair,
List to the music,
That floats on the air.
Echoes of glory
are sweetly
Coming to cheer the weak,
Filling the soul thus completely,
With love that the sorrowing seek.
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Echoes of glory
come ever
Telling of rest at last,
When we shall cross o’er the river,
And life with its turmoil is past.
Refrain