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My Purchased Files| Text: | The Shining River |
| Author: | J. C. Johnson |
| Tune: | [Don't you hear the angels sing] |
| Composer: | A. N. Johnson |
68. The Shining River
1 Don't you hear the angels sing
By the shining river?
Lilies white and roses bring,--
These are ours forever.
Chorus:
These are in the better land,
There with rapture we shall stand,
Crown'd with flow'rs immortal, rare,--
These are ours forever.
2 Don't you hear the waters flow
In the shining river?
E'er abundant, crystal, clear,--
These are ours forever.
Chorus:
Softly past the verdant shore,
Gilds the billows evermore,--
Shore and crystal wave we view,
These are ours forever.
3 Don't you hear the angels sing
By the shining river?
Song and harp, and golden crown,--
These are ours forever.
Chorus:
Oh, that fragrant, happy land,
There with rapture we shall stand;
Flowers and stream, and crown and harp,--
These are ours forever.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Don't you hear the angels sing |
| Title: | The Shining River |
| Author: | J. C. Johnson |
| Refrain First Line: | These are in the better land |
| Publication Date: | 1870 |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | [Don't you hear the angels sing] |
| Composer: | A. N. Johnson |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. From the "Allegany Collection," by per. |
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