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Text:When Jesus Deems It Best
Author:J. A. Patton
Tune:SDEROT
Composer:Howard E. Smith
Media:MIDI file

16011. When Jesus Deems It Best

1 Some day I’ll lay my burden down,
And enter into rest;
Some day I’ll wear a starry crown,
When Jesus deems it best.

Refrain:
I know not when that day shall come,
My Savior knows when it is best;
But some day I shall reach my home,
And be forever with the blest.

2 Some day my Savior’s face I’ll see
And be forever blest;
Some day, I know not when ’twill be,
But Jesus knows when best. [Refrain]

3 Some day a voice shall call me home,
To be my Father’s guest,
Some day my feet shall cease to roam,
When Jesus deems it best. [Refrain]

4 Some day I’ll join the ransomed throng,
Of every good possessed;
Some day I’ll sing the happy song,
When Jesus deems it best. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Some day I’ll lay my burden down
Title: When Jesus Deems It Best
Author: J. A. Patton
Refrain First Line: I know not when that day shall come
Meter: 86.86.88.88
Language: English
Source: Carol Crown by James D. Vaughan (Lawrenceburg, TN: James D. Vaughan, 1915)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: SDEROT
Composer: Howard E. Smith (1915)
Meter: 86.86.88.88
Key: C Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: MIDI
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