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2279 | The Cyber Hymnal#2280 | 2281 |
Text: | He Is Near |
Author: | Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 |
Tune: | [I know not when the Lord will come] |
Composer: | George Coles Stebbins |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. I know not when the Lord will come,
Or at what hour He may appear,
Whether at midnight or at morn,
Or at what season of the year.
Refrain
I only know that He is near,
And that His voice I soon shall hear;
I only know that He is near,
And that His voice I soon shall hear;
2. I know not what of time remains,
To run its course, in this low sphere,
Or what awaits of calm or storm,
Of joy or grief, or hope or fear. [Refrain]
3. I know not what is yet to run
Of spring or summer, green or sear,
Of death or life, of pain or peace,
Of shade or shine, of song or tear. [Refrain]
4. The centuries have come and gone,
Dark centuries of absence drear;
I dare not chide the long delay,
Nor ask when I His voice shall hear. [Refrain]
5. I do not think it can be long,
Till in His glory He appear;
And yet I dare not name the day,
Nor fix the solemn advent year. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I know not when the Lord will come |
Title: | He Is Near |
Author: | Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 |
Refrain First Line: | I only know that He is near |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I know not when the Lord will come] |
Composer: | George Coles Stebbins (ca. 1896) |
Incipit: | 32343 23117 12675 |
Key: | G Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |