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The highest joy
that can be known
To those who heav’nward wend—
It is the Word of Life to own,
And God to have as Friend;
It is the Word of Life to own,
And God to have as Friend.
The Word doth give me
wealth untold,
All good it has in store;
My deepest sorrows
lose their hold
To joys forevermore;
My deepest sorrows
loose their hold
To joys forevermore.
How often when
in deep despair
My soul has been restored,
And when the tempter
would ensnare
’Twould strength to stand afford;
And when the tempter
would ensnare
’Twould strength to stand afford.
It tells me of a love divine,
How Jesus’ blood was shed;
Each day this joyous song is mine
As paths of grace I tread;
Each day this joyous song is mine
As paths of grace I tread.
When stars above
shall shine no more
God’s Word is still my light;
When pleasures
of this world are o’er,
My joys shall reach their height;
When pleasures
of this world are o’er,
My joys shall reach their height.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 8 6
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Dates:
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1886,1928,1931
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 119:162;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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THE HIGHEST JOY
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 8 6
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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