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Text:Over My Head
Tune:MUSIC IN THE AIR
Arranger:John Bell

2148. Over My Head

Refrain:
Over my head, I hear music in the air;
over my head, I hear music in the air;
over my head, I hear music in the air;
there must be a God somewhere.

1 Oh, when the world is silent,
I hear music in the air;
oh, when the world is silent,
I hear music in the air;
oh, when the world is silent,
I hear music in the air;
there must be a God somewhere. [Refrain]

2 And when I'm feeling lonely,
I hear music in the air;
and when I'm feeling lonely,
I hear music in the air;
and when I'm feeling lonely,
I hear music in the air;
there must be a God somewhere. [Refrain]

3 Now when I think on Jesus,
I hear music in the air;
now when I think on Jesus,
I hear music in the air;
now when I think on Jesus,
I hear music in the air;
there must be a God somewhere. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Oh, when the world is silent
Title: Over My Head
Refrain First Line: Over my head, I hear music in the air
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Language: English
Publication Date: 2003
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MUSIC IN THE AIR
Arranger: John Bell (alt.)
Meter: Irregular with refrain
Key: G Major
Source: African-American spiritual
Copyright: © 1997 WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc.



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