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The Near Tomorrow

O the changes, constant changes

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: [O, the changes, constant changes]
Published in 4 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, Noteworthy Composer
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 O, the changes, constant changes,
In our pilgrim life below;
Through the sunshine and the shadow,
Ever trusting, we must go;
But our faith beholds the gleaming,
And we hail the blessèd ray
Of a near and bright tomorrow,
That will never pass away.

Refrain:
O, the near and bright tomorrow:
What a meeting will be ours,
When we clasp our hands forever
In a vale of song and flowers.

2 Here are burdens we must carry
For ourselves and others, too;
But we have the Savior’s promise
That our strength He will renew.
Thro’ the many clouds that gather
We can see the dawning ray
Of a near and bright tomorrow,
That will never pass away. [Refrain]

3 When our pilgrim life is ended,
And we view the setting sun,
When the labors of the harvest
We have finished one by one,
O, the rapture, holy rapture;
O, the shout of glad surprise,
In the near and bright tomorrow,
When we ope our waking eyes. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #9934

Author: Fanny Crosby

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Text Information

First Line: O the changes, constant changes
Title: The Near Tomorrow
Author: Fanny Crosby
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O the near and bright tomorrow
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #9934
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The Cyber Hymnal #9934

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