Text: | Sweet the time, exceeding sweet! |
Author: | George Burder |
Tune: | DURHAM |
1 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet!
When the saints together meet,
When the Saviour is the theme,
When they join to sing of him.
2 Sing we then eternal love,
Such as did the Father move;
He beheld the world undone,
Loved the world and gave his Son.
3 Sing the Son's amazing love;
How he left the realms above,
Took our nature and our place,
Lived and died to save our race.
4 Sing we, too, the Spirit's love;
With our stubborn hearts he strove,
Filled our minds with grief and fear,
Brought the precious Saviour near.
5 Sweet the time, exceeding sweet,
When the saints in heaven shall meet;
Jesus still will be the theme,
They shall always sing of him.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Sweet the time, exceeding sweet! |
Author: | George Burder |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | The Christian: Hymns for Social Worship |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DURHAM |
Meter: | 7s |
Key: | E Major |
Source: | Ancient Tantum Ergo |
Notes: | Alternate tunes: #333, 457, or 272. |