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166. There is a Glorious World

1 There is a glorious world of light,
Above the starry sky,
Where saints departed, clothed in white,
Adore the Lord most High.

Chorus:
And hark! amid the sacred songs
Those heavenly voices raise,
Ten thousand, thousand children join,
And all is perfect praise.

2 Those are the hymns that we shall know,
If Jesus we obey!
That is the place where we shall go,
If found in wisdom's way. [Chorus]

3 This is the joy we ought to seek,
And make our chief concern;
For this we come, from week to week,
To read, and hear, and learn. [Chorus]

4 Great God, impress us ev'ry day,
That nothing may allure;
But both the taught and teachers may
Make their salvation sure. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: There is a glorious world of light
Title: There is a Glorious World
Author: Jane Taylor
Refrain First Line: And hark! amid the sacred songs
Language: English
Publication Date: 1892
Copyright: Copyright, 1882, by John J. Hood
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [There is a glorious world of light]
Composer: J. H. Kurzenknabe
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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