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Text:A Crown Over There
Author:B. E. W.
Tune:[Shall I wear that bright crown God has offered to me]
Composer:Barney E. Warren
Media:MIDI file

202. A Crown Over There

1 Shall I wear that bright crown God has offered to me,
When my life shall have come to a close?
Oh, how happy I’ll be when my spirit is free,
Over there in such blissful repose.

Refrain:
Yes, I will wear a crown over there, over there,
Yes, I will wear a crown over there;
When my toiling is o’er I shall rest evermore,
In that home He has gone to prepare.

2 Shall I trust Him alway? Yes, the promise is mine,
“Be thou faithful, my child, unto death,
And I’ll give thee a crown which forever shall shine,
Endless life at thy last, fleeting breath.” [Refrain]

3 Let my anchor be grounded so deep in the Rock,
Till the storms of this life all are past,
That I’ll firmly endure on the promise secure,
Till He brings me to glory at last. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Shall I wear that bright crown God has offered to me
Title: A Crown Over There
Author: B. E. W. (1911)
Refrain First Line: Yes, I will wear a crown over there, over there
Meter: 12.9.12.9 R
Scripture:
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/A_Crown_Over_There); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (363); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (136)
Tune Information
Name: [Shall I wear that bright crown God has offered to me]
Composer: Barney E. Warren (1911)
Meter: 12.9.12.9 R
Key: C Major
Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/A_Crown_Over_There); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (363); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (136)



Media
MIDI file: A_Crown_Over_There.mid
(http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/A_Crown_Over_There)

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