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Text:This World is Bright and Fair We Know
Author:Albert Leighton
Tune:MERRILL
Composer:S. M. Bixby

571. This World is Bright and Fair We Know

1 This world is bright and fair, we know;
The skies are arched in glory;
The stars shine on, the sweet flowr’s blow,
And tell their blessed story.

2 But softer than the summer’s breath,
And fairer than its roses,
Will be the clime afar, when death
The pearly gate uncloses;

3 The land where broken ties shall twine,
And fond hearts will not sever,
Where love’s pure light shall brighter shine,
Forever and forever!

Text Information
First Line: This world is bright and fair, we know
Title: This World is Bright and Fair We Know
Author: Albert Leighton
Meter: 8s & 7s.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1901
Topic: Heaven
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: MERRILL
Composer: S. M. Bixby
Meter: 8s & 7s.
Notes: Public Domain.



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