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Text:I Expect To Wear A Crown
Author:P. P. Orr
Tune:[In that fair land across death’s sea]
Composer:P. P. Orr
Media:MIDI file

16226. I Expect To Wear A Crown

1 In that fair land across death’s sea,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day;
Within that man­sion built for me,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day.

Refrain:
I ex­pect to wear a crown
When I lay my ar­mor down,
And I’ll live with Christ for­ev­er­more;
To His king­dom I am heir,
Endless glo­ry I shall share,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day.

2 I’m but a strang­er in this land,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day;
With joy I’d leave this earth­ly band,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day. [Refrain]

3 The storms of life will soon be o’er,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day;
My fra­gile barque shall reach the shore,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day. [Refrain]

4 Let come what will of grief and pain,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day;
With joy I’ll rise and vic­t’ry gain,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day. [Refrain]

5 The Lord has pro­mised life to me,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day;
His gen­tle hand will set me free,
I ex­pect to wear a crown some day. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: In that fair land across death’s sea
Title: I Expect To Wear A Crown
Author: P. P. Orr (1916)
Refrain First Line: I ex­pect to wear a crown
Language: English
Source: Glad News by W. N. Cook (Hudson, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing, 1916)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [In that fair land across death’s sea]
Composer: P. P. Orr
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



Media
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MIDI file: MIDI
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