[Music]
Hark, I hear the harps eternal
Ringing on the farther shore,
As I near those swollen waters
With their deep and solemn roar.
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Hallelujah, praise the Lamb;
Hallelujah, hallelujah,
Glory to the GREAT I AM!
And my soul, tho' stain'd with sorrow,
Fading as the light of day,
Passes swiftly o'er those waters,
To the city far away.
Hallelujah _etc._
Souls have cross'd before me, saintly,
To that land of perfect rest;
And I hear them singing faintly,
In the mansions of the blest.
Hallelujah _etc._
The compiler of the _Olive Leaf_ found this song, as he tells us, in
F. R. Warren's _Dream Music_. The tune shows unmistakable family
relationships, especially in the chorus, to 'Nettleton' in this
collection.
No. 64
HARK MY SOUL, CHH 224