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Text:Singing And Praising Forever
Author:Fanny Crosby
Tune:[Thro' the new Jerusalem]
Composer:William Batchelder Bradbury
Media:MIDI file

10624. Singing And Praising Forever

1 Thro’ the new Jerusalem,
Lined with fairest flowers,
Flows a pure and crystal stream,
Wat’ring the heavenly bowers;
On its banks we hope to stand,
Close by the beautiful river.
Then to join the ransomed band,
Singing and praising forever.

Refrain:
Close by the beautiful river,
Close by the beautiful river,
There to join the ransomed band,
Singing and praising forever.

2 There are saints in robes of white,
Who have gone before us,
With the angels they unite,
Swelling the heavenly chorus.
And with them we hope to stand,
Close by the beautiful river.
Then to join the ransomed band,
Singing and praising forever. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Thro’ the new Jerusalem
Title: Singing And Praising Forever
Author: Fanny Crosby (1866)
Refrain First Line: Close by the beautiful river
Language: English
Source: The New Golden Shower (New York: William B. Bradbury, 1866)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Thro' the new Jerusalem]
Composer: William Batchelder Bradbury
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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