The Hills of Amethyst

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Lift thine eyes Unto the hills

Author: Priscilla J. Owens
Tune: [Lift thine eyes unto the hills]
Published in 9 hymnals

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1 Lift thine eyes unto the hills,
Thou in sadness weeping;
There a joyous murmur thrills
From the angels reaping.

Refrain:
Death is but the morning mist,
Christian, rising o'er thee;
Past the hills of amethyst
Shines the day of glory.

2 Dost thou miss the golden grain,
Snowy buds immortal?
Wouldst thou have them back again?
Look at heaven's portal. [Refrain]

3 Lift thy tearful eyes in trust,
Christ, thy treasure keeping,
He who measures earthly dust,
Human teardrops weeping. [Refrain]

4 Dost thou fear the open grave,
Fear Death's narrow prison?
Jesus died the lost to save,
Jesus has arisen. [Refrain]

5 Dark and chill the night may be,
Just before the dawning,
Jesus will keep watch with thee,
Jesus brings the morning. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of the Century #162

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Author: Priscilla J. Owens

Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Lift thine eyes Unto the hills
Title:	The Hills of Amethyst
Author:	Priscilla J. Owens
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Death is but the morning mist
Copyright:	Public Domain