It Shall Be Mine

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There waits a crown beyond the skies

Author: Judson W. Van De Venter
Tune: [There waits a crown beyond the skies]
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

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1 There waits a crown beyond the skies,
A fadeless gem, a royal prize,
Within the Saviour’s tender care,
For every child of God to wear.

Refrain:
It shall be mine, unfading gem,
Eternal gift, bright diadem;
Its radiant light the stars outshine;
The crown of glory shall be mine!

2 I suffer here, endure the pain,
I bear the crown that I may reign;
I seek the honor and renown
That glorifies the victor’s crown. [Refrain]

3 No cruel hand can dim nor mar,
Deny the crown of one bright star;
The light will never fade away,
But glitter like the orb of day. [Refrain]

4 Eternal years will come and go,
And all shall pass away below;
But, far above, the realms of night,
The crown will shine forever bright. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns We Love, for Sunday Schools and All Devotional Meetings #84

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Author: Judson W. Van De Venter

Judson W. Van DeVenter was born 15 December 1855 on a farm near the village of Dundee, Michigan. He was educated in the country and village schools, and at Hillsdale College. He later moved to St. Petersburg, Florida. He wrote about 100 hymns. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	There waits a crown beyond the skies
Title:	It Shall Be Mine
Author:	Judson W. Van De Venter
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	It shall be mine, unfading gem
Copyright:	Public Domain