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[There is a city far beyond the skies]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: C. Austin Miles Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 54537 21615 55643 Used With Text: The Golden City

Author: Minna Foote Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There is a city far beyond the skies Refrain First Line: O city fair, O city bright Used With Tune: [There is a city far beyond the skies]

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The Golden City

Author: Minna Foote Hymnal: The Voice of Praise #19 (1904) First Line: There is a city far beyond the skies Refrain First Line: [O city fair, O city bright] Lyrics: 1 There is a city far beyond the skies, A heav'nly home with mansions bright and fair, Fill with good deeds each moment, as it flies, That you may find a treasure waiting there. Chorus: O city fair, O city bright, O land of love, where Jesus is the light, There is no death nor parting there, In that blest home, the golden city fair. 2 There is no sun to light its streets of gold; The Son of God the light thereof shall be, No mortal tongue its beauties e'er has told, No mortal eye its glories e'er shall see. [Chorus] 3 O strive to reach that golden city's gate, In hope press on nor yield to dark despair, Thy Lord and King with angel hosts await To give his own a royal welcome there. [Chorus] 4 Some day I'll see that golden city's King, Some day I'll walk its streets, its glories see, Till then I'll wait and, waiting, ever sing Glad songs of praise to him who waits for me. [Chorus] Tune Title: [There is a city far beyond the skies]

The Golden City

Author: Minna Foote Hymnal: Songs of Praise and Service #126 (1912) First Line: There is a city far beyond the skies Refrain First Line: O city fair, O city bright Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a city far beyond the skies]

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C. Austin Miles

1868 - 1946 Composer of "[There is a city far beyond the skies]" in The Voice of Praise Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel #2” (1905), “Songs of service” (1910), “Ideal Sunday school hymns” (1912). He wrote and/or composed 400+ hymns. He died in Philadelphia, PA. John Perry