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The Full Reward

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1 There’s a full re­ward await­ing us in glo­ry;
’Tis for ser­vice giv­en un­to God’s dear Son;
It will make the joys of Heav­en all the bright­er;
We’ll re­ceive it when the vic­to­ry is won.

Refrain:
Crown of life, and crown of glo­ry,
Crown of right­eous­ness and joy,
Crown un­fad­ing, full of splen­dor,
And to see Him by and by.

2 There’s a crown of life for hum­ble ser­vice ren­dered;
There’s a crown un­fad­ing giv­en for our zeal,
Crowns of joy and glo­ry for the hosts un­num­bered,
And thro’ faith we all may have them if we will. [Refrain]

3 But to sit with Je­sus in His co­ro­na­tion,
Will be bet­ter than to wear the crowns ab­ove,
So we’ll cast them at His feet in ado­ra­tion;
’Twill be Heav­en just to real­ize His love. [Refrain]


Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16461

Author: J. Wilbur Chapman

Rv John Wilbur Chapman DD LLD USA 1859-1918. Born in Richmond, IN, he attended Quaker Day School and Methodist Sunday school. At age 17 he made a public declaration of his Christian faith and joined the Richmond Presbyterian Church. He received his seminary degree from Lane Theoloical Seminary, Cincinnati, OH. He was later awarded a Doctorate in Divinity from the College of Wooster, and an LL.D. from Heidelberg University. In 1882 he married Irene Steddon. They had a daughter. His wife died in 1886. In 1888 he married Agnes Pruyn Strain, and they had four children. His second wife died in 1907. In 1910 he married Mabel Cornelia Moulton. He held six pastorates in OH, IN, NY, PA, NY, NY before becoming an evangelist, generally trave… Go to person page >

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First Line: There's a full reward awaiting us in glory
Title: The Full Reward
Author: J. Wilbur Chapman
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Crown of life and crown of glory
Copyright: Public Domain

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