A Crown of Life Laid Up for Me

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In heaven above, by faith I see

Author: Lizzie DeArmond
Tune: [In heaven above, by faith I see]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 In heav’n above, by faith I see
A crown of life laid up for me,
Upon its crest the angels trace:
“Made for a sinner saved by grace.”

Refrain:
A crown of life I, too, shall wear
Within that city bright and fair,
And songs of praise my soul shall sing,
For I’m a child of Christ, the King.

2 I have a house not built with hands,
Upon the hills of God it stands,
My earthly home may pass away,
But that above can ne’er decay. [Refrain]

3 There royal robes of whiteness wait,
And angels at the pearly gate
A welcome glad to me shall bring,
For I’m a child of Christ the King. [Refrain]

Source: New Songs of the Gospel No. 2: for use in religious meetings #15

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Author: Lizzie DeArmond

Lizzie De Armond was a prolific writer of children's hymns, recitations and exercises. When she was twelve years old her first poem was published in the Germantown, Pa. Telegraph, however, it was not until she was a widow with eight children to support that she started writing in earnest. She wrote articles, librettos, nature stories and other works, as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	In heaven above, by faith I see
Title:	A Crown of Life Laid Up for Me
Author:	Lizzie DeArmond
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	A crown of life I, too, shall wear
Copyright:	Public Domain