Scripture Verse

Joy cometh in the morning. Psalm 30:5

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Hymns of Grace and Glo­ry, ed­it­ed by Jo­shua Gill, Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick & Hen­ry L. Gil­mour (Cleve­land, Ohio & Har­ris­burg, Penn­syl­van­ia: Ev­an­ge­li­cal Pub­lish­ing House, 1901), num­ber 134.

Music: C. Aus­tin Miles (🔊 pdf nwc).

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C. Austin Miles (1868–1946)

Lyrics

O’er the silver waters of a pearly stream,
Just before the dawning of the day;
Angel guards descending in a happy dream,
Bear us to the summer land away.

Refrain

Lo, a shining band, waiting on the strand,
Greet us with a sweet and tuneful lay;
Gentle words of cheer in that dream we hear,
Just before the dawning of the day.

O the bliss enchanting! O the visions there!
Bursting like a flood of golden light;
Not a wave of sorrow, not a throb of care,
In that happy, happy dream so bright.

Refrain

Dreaming still we wander while our lifted eyes
View a world of love and joy untold,
Dreaming still we listen to the songs that rise
From the hearts that ne­ver more grow old.

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Now from sleep awaking, see the morning beams
Chasing all the clouds of night away;
Yet the harp of memory brings the happy dream
Just before the dawning of the day.

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