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Text:Never Shone a Light So Fair!
Author:Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby
Tune:[Never shone a light so fair]
Composer:Robert Lowry
Media:MIDI file

4526. Never Shone a Light So Fair!

1. Never shone a light so fair,
Never fell so sweet a song,
As the chorus in the air
Chanted by the angel throng;
Ev’ry star took up the story:

Refrain
Christ has come, the Prince of glory,
Come in humble hearts to dwell;
God with us, God with us,
God with us, Immanuel!

2. Still that Jubilee of song
Breaks upon the rising morn;
While the anthem rolls along,
Floods of light the earth adorn;
Old and young take up the story: [Refrain]

3. Welcome now the blessèd day,
When we praise the Lord our King;
When we meet to praise and pray,
And His love with gladness sing;
Let the world take up the story: [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Never shone a light so fair
Title: Never Shone a Light So Fair!
Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1882)
Refrain First Line: Christ has come, the Prince of glory
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [Never shone a light so fair]
Composer: Robert Lowry
Incipit: 56535 65343 12315
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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