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We speak of the realms of the blest,
That country so bright and so fair,
And oft are its glories confessed�
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its pathway of gold�
Its walls decked with jewels so rare,
Its wonders and pleasures untold�
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its freedom from sin,
From sorrow, temptation and care,
From trials without and within�
But what must it be to be there!
We speak of its service of love,
The robes which the glorified wear,
The church of the First-born above�
But what must it be to be there!
Our mourning is all at an end,
When, raised by the life-giving word,
We see the new city descend,
Adorned as a bride for her Lord;
The city so holy and clean,
No sorrow can breathe in the air;
No gloom of affliction or sin,
No shadow of evil, is there.
Do Thou, midst temptation and woe,
For Heaven my spirit prepare;
And shortly I also shall know
And feel what it is to be there.
Then o�er the bright fields we shall roam,
In glory celestial and fair,
With saints and with angels at home,
And Jesus Himself will be there.
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O Lord, amidst gladness or woe,
For heaven our spirits prepare;
And shortly we also shall know
And feel what it is to be there.
Do Thou, Lord 'mid sorrow and woe,
Still for Heaven my spirit prepare;
And shortly I also shall know
And feel what it is to be there.
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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| 2005 | # 443 | | 1917 | # 2069 | | 1866 | # 1261 |
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 331 | D | | # 364 | D | | # 363 | D | | # 229 | D | | # 59 | D |
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| 8 8 8 8 D (D.L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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