Scripture Verse

He who wins souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30

Introduction

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Philip Phillips (1834–1895)

Words & Mu­sic: Phi­lip Phil­lips, in Sun­shine, ed­it­ed by Charles H. Gab­ri­el (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Meyer & Brother, 1895), num­ber 3 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

We come to­ge­ther here, once more,
To sing and speak and pray;
None should be idle in God’s house
On this His ho­ly day.

Refrain

We are pass­ing on­ward,
To our Fa­ther’s dwell­ing;
Onward, for­ward to the bet­ter land!
When we cross the riv­er
We shall dwell for­ev­er
In the land of pa­ra­dise at God’s right hand.

Oh, how de­light­ful here to meet,
A cheer­ful, hap­py throng,
To learn of wis­dom from God’s word,
And join in glad­some song.

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This is a work we love so well,
Sinners to win—our call,
For Jesus died to save the lost,
And grace is free for all.

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Soon will our la­bors have an end
And we’ll be called to go,
To be with Christ, and all the good,
Where liv­ing wa­ters flow.

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