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180. The Angels' Joy

1. There is joy among the angels,
When the children seek the fold;
How they tune their harps and voices,
Gathered ’round the gates of gold.

Refrain
Then to Jesus come away;
Hear Him kindly, gently say,
Suffer all the little children,
Bid them come to Me today.

2. There is joy among the angels,
When a soul by sin oppressed,
To the Savior turns repenting,
And receives the promised rest. [Refrain]

3. There is joy among the angels,
As they bear the news to Heaven,
Of a child on earth rejoicing,
O’er the bliss of sins forgiven. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: There is joy among the angels
Title: The Angels' Joy
Author: M. A. Dodge (1893)
Refrain First Line: Then to Jesus come away
Meter: 87.87.77.87
Language: English
Source: Junior Christian Endeavor Songs, by Ira Sankey, John Willis Baer & William Shaw (Boston, Massachusetts: United Society of Christian Endeavor, 1893), number 1
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MIRJANA
Composer: Ira David Sankey (1893)
Meter: 87.87.77.87
Incipit: 55111 23334 55312
Key: G Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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