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Text:By Faith, I See Uplaid
Author:James G. Sampson
Tune:ST. THOMAS
Composer:Aaron Williams
Media:MIDI file

8754. By Faith, I See Uplaid

1 By faith, I see uplaid
A land with beauty crowned,
Where trees, and flowers that never fade,
And richest fruits abound.

2 A land of endless day,
Of bright, unclouded sky,
Ungirt by wave and billowy sea,
Or sand of golden dye.

3 The home of angels bright,
And saints from earth set free,
Who walk with Christ in spotless white,
’Midst shouts of victory.

4 Thither my wayworn feet
Their constant steps shall tend;
Till to its shining, golden street,
They finally ascend.

5 To this delightful end,
O Lord, Thy grace bestow,
O teach me humbly to depend
On Thee, my journey through.

Text Information
First Line: By faith, I see uplaid
Title: By Faith, I See Uplaid
Author: James G. Sampson
Meter: SM
Language: English
Source: African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book (Philadelphia: African Methodist Episcopal Book Concern, 1898)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. THOMAS
Composer: Aaron Williams (1770)
Meter: SM
Key: G Major or modal
Copyright: Public Domain



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