1 Sweet sounds of glory greet mine ears:
Bright visions pass before mine eyes;
Freed, freed by faith from earthly cares,
My sprit heav'nward seems to rise.
Refrain:
O hallelujah! what a joy!
Upon the wing of love to soar!
Till nothing may our souls annoy,
Or drag them downward evermore!
Nevermore!
2 'Tis heav'n on earth in love to dwell,
For such a soul abides in God;
No fear of man, no dread of hell,
With joy he walks life's peaceful road. [Refrain]
3 O hallelujah! praise the Lord!
Come, brethren, join me in His praise:
Happy the soul who loves His word,
And happy he who keeps His ways. [Refrain]
Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >