Crowning Glory No. 1 ‎#177

177. Sweet Surprises

1 Sweet surprises wait the christian,
In the fathers home on high;
Music, earthly ear hath heard not,
Scenes, too bright for mortal eye.

Chorus:
Let us hear the Spirit, whisp'ring
Of the heav'nly joys, to come;
Live by faith in him who saved us,
Till we reach that glorious home.

2 Loftiest flights of human fancy,
Cannot grasp a single trace;
Of the heav'n pervading glory,
Beaming from the Savior's face. [Chorus]

3 Brighter than the piercing sun-rays,
Clearer than the moon's pure light,
Is the glory, grand, eternal,
Of that land that knows no night. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Sweet surprises wait the christian
• Title: Sweet Surprises
• Author: T. T. Bacheller
• Refrain First Line: Let us hear the Spirit, whisp'ring
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Copyright: Property of P. Bilhorn.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [Sweet surprises wait the christian]
• Composer: Norman M. Mattice
• Incipit: 34531 26176 56453
• Key: C Major
• Copyright: Property of P. Bilhorn.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.