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| Text: | The Better Day |
| Author: | E. S. Mansfield |
| Tune: | [Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again] |
| Arranger: | D. R. Mansfield |
1 Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again,
Coming back in his kingly array;
The bright glory light, as it breaks on our sight,
Shines the curse of the earth all away.
Chorus:
Oh, the better day is coming,--the day star is shining,
The better day is coming bye and bye;
Oh, the better day is coming, in the dawning of the morning,
The better day is coming by and bye.
2 Then look up, weary saint, for thy mourning shall end,
And the fountain of tears shall be dried:
Sing--joyfully sing unto Jesus the King,
Who will reign with his bride at his side. [Chorus]
3 Wand'ring child, lone and sad, from thy Father's abode,
On the mountain of sin, dark and cold,
The kind Shepherd waits, with a light at the gate,
He is calling thee back to the fold. [Chorus]
4 Roll away, sky of blue, let the Saviour come thro'--
Angry nations rush on to the fray;
But saints clad in white, and the angels of light,
With the conquering Lamb, win the day. [Chorus]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again |
| Title: | The Better Day |
| Author: | E. S. Mansfield |
| Refrain First Line: | Oh, the better day is coming,--the day star is shining |
| Publication Date: | 1902 |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Oh, the Lamb that was slain, soon is coming again] |
| Arranger: | D. R. Mansfield |
| Key: | F Major |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |