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94. Only a Shadow Between

1 I have a home in a fair summer land,
Its beauties I never have seen,
I have a place on an evergreen strand,
There’s only a shadow between.

Chorus:
Only a shadow, a shadow between,
Only a shadow between,
One step to go, O the way’s all aglow,
There’s only a shadow between.

2 Jesus has promised a home to prepare,
Thro’ faith on this promise I lean,
I have a mansion that’s wondrously fair,
There’s only a shadow between. [Chorus]

3 When I have finished my task here below,
I pass thro’ this shadowy screen,
Be with the ransomed forever I know,
There’s only a shadow between. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: I have a home in a fair summer land
Title: Only a Shadow Between
Author: E. C. Baird
Refrain First Line: Only a shadow, a shadow between
Language: English
Publication Date: 1933
Copyright: Copyright, 1927 by The Standard Publishing Co.
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [I have a home in a fair summer land]
Composer: J. C. Blaker
Copyright: Copyright, 1927 by The Standard Publishing Co.
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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