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Author: Johnson Oatman Appears in 26 hymnals First Line: There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, is what the angels sing

[There is singing up in Heaven]

Appears in 18 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Robson Sweney Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 12355 65321 33221 Used With Text: Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing

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Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. (1856-1930) Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #425 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D with refrain First Line: There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, is what the angels sing, Lyrics: 1 There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known, Where the angels sing the praises of the Lamb upon the throne; Their sweet harps are ever tuneful and their voices are always clear, O that we might be more like them while we serve the Master here! Refrain Holy, holy, is what the angels sing, And I expect to help them make the courts of heaven ring; But when I sing redemption’s story, they will fold their wings, For angels never felt the joys that our salvation brings. 2 But I hear another anthem, blending voices clear and strong, “Unto Him who hath redeemed us and hath bought us,” is the song; We have come thro’ tribulations to this land so fair and bright, In the fountain freely flowing He hath made our garments white. [Refrain] 3 Then the angels stand and listen, for they cannot join that song, Like the sound of many waters, by that happy, blood-washed throng; For they sing about great trials, battles fought and vict’ries won, And they praised the great Redeemer, who hath said to them, “Well done.” [Refrain] 4 So, although I’m not an angel, yet I know that over there I will join a blessed chorus that the angels cannot share; I will sing about my Savior, who upon dark Calvary Freely pardoned my transgressions, died to set the sinner free. [Refrain] Topics: Doctrines Eternal Life Tune Title: [There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known]

Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing

Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #2510 First Line: There is singing up in Heaven Lyrics: 1. There is singing up in Heaven such as we have never known, Where the angels sing the praises of the Lamb upon the throne, Their sweet harps are ever tuneful, and their voices always clear, O that we might be more like them while we serve the Master here! Refrain Holy, holy, is what the angels sing, And I expect to help them make the courts of Heaven ring; But when I sing redemption’s story, they will fold their wings, For angels never felt the joys that our salvation brings. 2. But I hear another anthem, blending voices clear and strong, Unto Him who hath redeemed us and hath bought us, is the song; We have come through tribulation to this land so fair and bright, In the fountain freely flowing He hath made our garments white. [Refrain] 3. Then the angels stand and listen, for they cannot join the song, Like the sound of many waters, by that happy, blood washed throng, For they sing about great trials, battles fought and vict’ries won, And they praise their great Redeemer, who hath said to them, Well done. [Refrain] 4. So, although I’m not an angel, yet I know that over there I will join a blessèd chorus that the angels cannot share; I will sing about my Savior, who upon dark Calvary Freely pardoned my transgressions, died to set a sinner free. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There is singing up in Heaven]

Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing

Author: Rev. Johnson Oatman, Jr. Hymnal: Genuine Gems of Sacred Song #30 (1911) First Line: There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known Languages: English Tune Title: [There is singing up in heaven such as we have never known]

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John R. Sweney

1837 - 1899 Person Name: John Robson Sweney Composer of "[There is singing up in Heaven]" in The Cyber Hymnal John R. Sweney (1837-1899) was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and exhibited musical abilities at an early age. At nineteen he was studying with a German music teacher, leading a choir and glee club, and performing at children’s entertainments. By twenty-two he was teaching at a school in Dover, Delaware. Soon thereafter, he was put in charge of the band of the Third Delaware Regiment of the Union Army for the duration of the Civil War. After the war, he became Professor of Music at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, and director of Sweney’s Cornet Band. He eventually earned Bachelor and Doctor of Music degrees at the Academy. Sweney began composing church music in 1871 and became well-known as a leader of large congregations. His appreciators stated “Sweney knows how to make a congregation sing” and “He had great power in arousing multitudes.” He also became director of music for a large Sunday school at the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia of which John Wanamaker was superintendent (Wanamaker was the founder of the first major department store in Philadelphia). In addition to his prolific output of hymn melodies and other compositions, Sweney edited or co-edited about sixty song collections, many in collaboration with William J. Kirkpatrick. Sweney died on April 10, 1899, and his memorial was widely attended and included a eulogy by Wanamaker. Joe Hickerson from "Joe's Jottings #9" used by permission

Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Arranger of "[There is singing up in heaven]" in Songs of Calvary Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch

Johnson Oatman, Jr.

1856 - 1922 Author of "Holy, Holy, Is What the Angels Sing" in The Cyber Hymnal Johnson Oatman, Jr., son of Johnson and Rachel Ann Oatman, was born near Medford, N. J., April 21, 1856. His father was an excellent singer, and it always delighted the son to sit by his side and hear him sing the songs of the church. Outside of the usual time spent in the public schools, Mr. Oatman received his education at Herbert's Academy, Princetown, N. J., and the New Jersey Collegiate Institute, Bordentown, N. J. At the age of nineteen he joined the M.E. Church, and a few years later he was granted a license to preach the Gospel, and still later he was regularly ordained by Bishop Merrill. However, Mr. Oatman only serves as a local preacher. For many years he was engaged with his father in the mercantile business at Lumberton, N. J., under the firm name of Johnson Oatman & Son. Since the death of his father, he has for the past fifteen years been in the life insurance business, having charge of the business of one of the great companies in Mt. Holly, N. J., where he resides. He has written over three thousand hymns, and no gospel song book is considered as being complete unless it contains some of his hymns. In 1878 he married Wilhelmina Reid, of Lumberton, N.J. and had three children, Rachel, Miriam, and Percy. Excerpted from Biography of Gospel Song and Hymn Writers by Jacob Henry Hall; Fleming H. Revell, Co. 1914