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Sparkling Gems Nos.1 & 2 Combined: a new and choice collection of music for Sabbath schools, temperance, and social meetings

Editor:	J. Calvin Bushey
Publisher:	Will L. Thompson & Co., East Liverpool, Ohio, 1882
Language:	English
Notes:	Numbering is by page number.

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#	Text	Tune
3	Little children should love Jesus	[Little children should love Jesus]
4	In the shelter of the rock let me rest	[In the shelter of the rock let me rest]
5	Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling	[Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling]
6	Savior, dear Savior, O show me the way	[Savior, dear Savior, O show me the way]
7	My house is built upon a rock	[My house is built upon a rock]
8	Let the cares of the week all be banish'd away	[Let the cares of the week all be banish'd away]
9	Just beyond the shining river	[Just beyond the shining river]
10	There is no night in heaven	[There is no night in heaven]
11	When Jesus left the throne of God	[When Jesus left the throne of God]
12	Who loves him most	[Who loves him most]
13	There is life everlasting for those who believe	[There is life everlasting for those who believe]
14	I have dream'd sweet dreams of a better world	[I have dream'd sweet dreams of a better world]
15	Just beside the river, angels wait	[Just beside the river, angels wait]
16	Love divine, all love excelling	[Love divine, all love excelling]
17	There's a beautiful home far away	[There's a beautiful home far away]
18	With joyful hearts we look to Thee	[With joyful hearts we look to Thee]
19	Onward, Christian soldiers!	[Onward, Christian soldiers!]
20	Oh where are the little ones, lovely and fair	[Oh where are the little ones, lovely and fair]
23	Lord, I hear of show'rs of blessings	[Lord, I hear of show'rs of blessings]
24	O Father! let me bear the cross	[O Father! let me bear the cross]
25	Round the Father's throne in heaven	[Round the Father's throne in heaven]
26	Lead me gently home, Father	[Lead me gently home, Father]
28	There is a clime, a cloudless clime	[There is a clime, a cloudless clime]
29	Loving voices gaily mingle	[Loving voices gaily mingle]
30	Jesus is tenderly calling	[Jesus is tenderly calling]
31	How pleasant thus to dwell below	[How pleasant thus to dwell below]
32	There is a home beyond the flood	[There is a home beyond the flood]
33	Up and doing, little children	[Up and doing, little children]
34	Gone, gone to the beautiful land	[Gone, gone to the beautiful land]
35	Oh the songs that are sung by the angels of light	[Oh the songs that are sung by the angels of light]
36	When the tempest gathers round me	[When the tempest gathers round me]
37	Closer, still closer, my Savior, to thee	[Closer, still closer, my Savior, to thee]
38	Shout the tidings of salvation	[Shout the tidings of salvation]
39	As the coming of the Bridegroom	[As the coming of the Bridegroom]
40	One by one our loved ones leave us, One by one they're ferried over	[One by one our loved ones leave us]
41	Savior, like a shepherd lead us	[Savior, like a shepherd lead us]
42a	Just as I am, without one plea
42b	We praise thee, O God! for the Son of thy love
42c	What a friend we have in Jesus
42d	Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name	[Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name]
43	Jesus, my all, to heav'n is gone	[Jesus, my all, to heav'n is gone]
44	I am waiting, I am watching for the messenger to come	[I am waiting, I am watching for the messenger to come]
45	Trust in the Lord and do good	[Trust in the Lord and do good]
46	Go work in my vineyard	[Go work in my vineyard]
47	What a happy meeting there will be	[What a happy meeting there will be]
48	I'm looking over my labors	[I'm looking over my labors]
49	Nothing, Lord, have I to bring	[Nothing, Lord, have I to bring]
50	Softly the day is receding	[Softly the day is receding]
51	I love to stay where my mother sleeps	[I love to stay where my mother sleeps]
52	Tripping, tripping, tripping o'er the verdant lawn	[Tripping, tripping, tripping o'er the verdant lawn]
53	Oh! will you not come to Jesus	[Oh! will you not come to Jesus]
54	Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling	[Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]
55	By Babylon's rivers O children of God	[By Babylon's rivers O children of God]
56	Going home, yes, going home!	[Going home, yes, going home!]
57	Soldiers of Christ, arise	[Soldiers of Christ, arise]
58	Come unto me, ye children dear	[Come unto me, ye children dear]
59	O heavenly home on high	[O heavenly home on high]
60	There is a land beyond the skies	[There is a land beyond the skies]
61	My heav'nly home is bright and fair	[My heav'nly home is bright and fair]
62	O blessed Lord, to Thee I flee	[O blessed Lord, to Thee I flee]
63	Out on an ocean we're sailing along	[Out on an ocean we're sailing along]
64	Blessed be the fountain of blood	[Blessed be the fountain of blood]
65	Jesus bids us shine	[Jesus bids us shine]
66	Jerusalem, my happy home	[Jerusalem, my happy home]
67	Jesus sat by the well, as a woman came there	[Jesus sat by the well, as a woman came there]
68	Ho, my comrades! see the signal	[Ho, my comrades! see the signal]
69	In the Lamb's book of life that is kept in heaven	[In the Lamb's book of life that is kept in heaven]
70	There's a jubilee in heaven where the saints are crown'd	[There's a jubilee in heaven where the saints are crown'd]
71	Savior, make me more like thee	[Savior, make me more like thee]
72	'Tis sweet to know that Jesus loves us	['Tis sweet to know that Jesus loves us]
74	They say there's a land o'er the ocean	[They say there's a land o'er the ocean]
76	Look, look to the Comforter	[Look, look to the Comforter]
78a	Nearer, my God, to Thee!
78b	My faith looks up to Thee
78c	Work, for the night is coming
79	Oh! sing me a song of the better land	[Oh! sing me a song of the better land]

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