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Text:A Starless Crown
Author:Grant Colfax Tullar
Tune:[There is a land mine eyes shall see]
Composer:I. H. Meredith

35. A Starless Crown

1 There is a land mine eyes shall see
When I shall lay life’s armor down;
But all its bliss is not for me,
If I must wear a starless crown.

Chorus:
A starless crown, when life is done,
No glitt‘ring gems which I have won?
Forbid it, Lord, that there should be,
A starless crown in Heav’n for me.

2 The gains of earth are all but loss—
Eternal joys are all for me
When I by faith uplift the cross
And lead one soul, dear Lord, to Thee. [Chorus]

3 Forbid it, Lord, that I should be
Content to live for self alone,
Oh, may some soul I win for Thee
Adorn my crown when life is done. [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: There is a land mine eyes shall see
Title: A Starless Crown
Author: Grant Colfax Tullar
Refrain First Line: A starless crown, when life is done
Language: English
Publication Date: 1907
Tune Information
Name: [There is a land mine eyes shall see]
Composer: I. H. Meredith



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