O Sing to Me of Heaven

O [Come] sing to me of heaven When I am called to die

Author: Mary Dana Shindler
Tune: DUNBAR (Dunbar 13215)
Published in 256 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Oh, sing to me of heav’n,
When I am called to die;
Sing songs, sing songs,
Sing songs of holy ecstasy,
To waft my soul on high;
To waft my soul on high,
Sing songs of holy ecstasy
To waft my soul on high.

2 When cold and sluggish drops
Roll off my marble brow:
Break forth, break forth,
Break forth in songs of joyfulness,
Let heav’n begin below,
Let heav’n begin below,
Break forth in songs of joyfulness,
Let heav’n begin below.

3 Then close my sightless eyes,
And lay me down to rest,
And fold, and fold,
And fold my pale and icy hand
Upon my lifeless breast,
Upon my lifeless breast,
And fold my pale and icy hands
Upon my lifeless breast.

Source: Gospel Jewels #112

Author: Mary Dana Shindler

Shindler, Mary Stanley Bunce, née Palmer, better known as Mrs. Dana, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, Feb. 15, 1810. In 1835 she was married to Charles E. Dana, of New York, and removed with him to Bloomington, now Muscatine, Iowa, in 1838. Mr. Dana died in 1839, and Mrs. Dana returned to South Carolina. Subsequently she was married to the Rev. Robert D. Shindler, who was Professor in Shelby College, Kentucky, in 1851, and afterwards in Texas. Mrs. Shindler, originally a Presbyterian, was for some time an Unitarian; but of late years she has been a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church. As Mary S. B. Dana she published the Southern Harp, 1840, and the Northern Harp, 1841. From these works her hymns have been taken, 8 of which are… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O [Come] sing to me of heaven When I am called to die
Title: O Sing to Me of Heaven
Author: Mary Dana Shindler
Language: English
Refrain First Line: There'll be no sorrow there
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #5312
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Instances

Instances (201 - 256 of 256)

The Revival Music Book #d14

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The Revivalist #200

The Revivalist #d50

The Reward, for Sunday Schools #d8

The Royal Banner #d25

The Sabbath Chimes #d47

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The Sabbath School Bell #136b

The Sabbath School Hosanna #d36

The Sacred Harp #312a

The Sacred Harp. New ed. #d57

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The Sacred Hymnal #169

The Sacred Lute #d233

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The Sacred Lyre #431

The Saints' Harp #d192

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The Salvation Army Music #73

The School Psalter #d199

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The Shining Star #69

The Shining Way No. 2 #d67

The Singer's Choice #d132

The Singing Pilgrim #d135

The Social Harp #d228

The Social Harp. Rev. #d272

The Soldier's Hymn Book #d8

The Soldier's Hymn Book. 2nd ed. #d172

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The Soul Winner #91

The South Western Psalmist #d290

The Southern Psalmist #d619

The Southern Psalmist. New ed. #d649

The Southern Zion's Songster #d17

The Tabernacle Chorus #d36

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The Tabernacle Chorus (Trinity ed.) #37

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The Timbrel #57

The Union Harp and Revival Chorister. Rev ed. #d265

The Vestry Hymn and Tune Book #d358

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The Voice of Praise #1017

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The Voice of Thanksgiving No. 4 #255

The Western Harp #d142

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The Y. M. Christian Association Hymn-Book, with Tunes. #55a

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The Young People's Chorister #199

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Truth and Hope #207

Truth and Hope No. 2 #d92

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Union Harp and History of Songs #12a

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Universal Songs and Hymns #138

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Vestry Chimes #76b

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Vestry Harmonies #138a

Victory of Song #d44

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Victory Songs #242

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Waters' Choral Harp #51

Winning Voices #d61

Winning Voices Combined #d115

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Winnowed Hymns #67

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World Wide Church Songs #222

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Young Men's Christian Association Hymn and Tune Book #191

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Young Singer's Friend #320

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Zion's Refreshing Showers #42a

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