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16481. Altogether Lovely

1 Beautiful the fields be­yond the ri­ver,
Glorious the thou­sands ga­thered there,
But who in Heav’n so full of grace and glo­ry,
Who with Him, our Sav­ior, can com­pare?

Refrain:
Oh, He is the chief among ten thou­sand;
Roll His praise in joy­ful waves along;
For al­to­ge­ther, al­to­ge­ther love­ly,
Shall for­ev­er be our hap­py song.

2 Altogether, al­to­ge­ther love­ly,
He is call­ing ten­der­ly to thee;
My soul, why not ac­cept His great sal­va­tion,
Offered now so rich, so full, so free? [Refrain]

3 Altogether, al­to­ge­ther love­ly,
Hear His voice, how ten­der still the call;
"Come, come, ye wea­ry ones and hea­vy la­den,
Come to Me and let your bur­dens fall." [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Beautiful the fields be­yond the ri­ver
Title: Altogether Lovely
Author: George Frederick Root (1883)
Refrain First Line: Oh, He is the chief among ten thou­sand
Language: English
Source: Pure Delight!, by George F. Root and Charles C. Case (Cincinnati: John Church, 1883)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Beautiful the fields be­yond the ri­ver]
Composer: George Frederick Root (alt.)
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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