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Text:Bright scenes of glory strike my sense
Tune:THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
Media:MIDI file

36. Bright scenes of glory strike my sense

1.
Bright scenes of glory strike my sense,
And all my passions capture;
Eternal beauties round me shine,
Infusing warmest rapture.
I live in pleasures deep and full,
In swelling waves of glory
I feel my Savior in my soul,
And groan to tell my story.

Text Information
First Line: Bright scenes of glory strike my sense
Title: Bright scenes of glory strike my sense
Meter: 8, 7
Language: English
Publication Date: 1854
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: THE SOLDIER'S RETURN
Meter: 8, 7
Notes: Public Domain.



Media
MIDI file: TheSoldiersReturn.midi

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