Scripture Verse

When the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away. 1 Peter 5:4

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: James Mc­Gra­na­han, in Gos­pel Hymns Nos. 5, by Ira D. San­key et al. (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1887) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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James McGranahan (1840–1907)
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Lyrics

Weary glean­er in the field,
Poor or plen­ty be the yield,
Labor on for the Mas­ter, no­thing fear­ing,
There’s a pro­mise of re­ward,
At the com­ing of the Lord,
Unto all them that love His ap­pear­ing.

Refrain

O the crown, the glo­ry crown,
O the day, the hap­py day is near­ing,
When the crown of rich re­ward
Shall be giv­en by the Lord,
Unto all them that love His ap­pear­ing.

Jesus now has gone above
To com­plete His work of love;
His re­turn, day by day, is sure­ly near­ing,
When His own He will re­ceive,
And a wel­come He will give,
Unto all them that love His ap­pear­ing.

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O how light will seem the grief,
And the toil­some way how brief,
When a crown in the glo­ry we are wear­ing,
O the rap­ture who can tell,
As for­ev­er­more we dwell,
With re­deemed ones that loved His ap­pear­ing.

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