13891 | The Cyber Hymnal#13892 | 13893 |
Text: | "Heaven's Nice" |
Author: | Thomas E. Roach |
Tune: | JIANGSU |
Composer: | John Robson Sweney |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 I sing of Heav’n, that world of light
Beyond the azure skies,
Where never comes the gloom of night,
Where grandest glories rise.
Refrain:
O, Heaven’s nice! I know it is
All beautiful and fair;
Brighter, better world than this,
And I’ve a mansion there.
2 That Heaven must be nice indeed—
No sorrow, pain, nor care,
Nor death, shall cast a blighting shade—
No sin can enter there. [Refrain]
3 The heav’nly city I behold,
In grandeur bright and clear,
With pearly gates and streets of gold,
And walls of jewels rare. [Refrain]
4 There, shining ranks of angels stand,
And children there I see—
O, what a bright seraphic band!
When will they come for me? [Refrain]
5 Some day, on radiant wing, they’ll come
And bear me to the skies,
To join them in their happy home,
And prove that Heaven’s nice. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I sing of Heav’n, that world of light |
Title: | "Heaven's Nice" |
Author: | Thomas E. Roach |
Refrain First Line: | O, Heaven’s nice! I know it is |
Meter: | CMD |
Language: | English |
Source: | Gems of Praise by John R. Sweney (Philadelphia: Methodist Episcopal Book Room, 1876) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Little Allie Roach died in Washington, aged two years and a half. Allie was a sweet singer. A few days before he was taken sick he sang a verse of a hymn, and then said, "Less pay", and, kneeling devoutly, repeated twice, O God! Heaven’s nice—thank you. Gems of Praise, 1876 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | JIANGSU |
Composer: | John Robson Sweney (1876) |
Meter: | CMD |
Key: | D Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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