Text: | How Beautiful the Sight |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Tune: | ST. GODRIC |
Composer: | John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
1 How beautiful the sight
of brethren who agree
in friendship to unite,
and bonds of charity;
'tis like the precious ointment, shed
o'er all his robes, from Aaron's head.
2 'Tis like the dew that fills
the cups of Hermon's flow'rs;
or Zion's fruitful hill,
bright with the drops of show'rs,
when mingling odors breathe around,
and glory rests on all the ground.
3 For there the Lord commands
blessings, a boundless store,
from his unsparing hands,
yea, life for evermore:
thrice happy they who meet above
to spend eternity in love!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | How beautiful the sight |
Title: | How Beautiful the Sight |
Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
Meter: | 6.6.6.6.8.8. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Christian Friendship; Heaven: Reunion in; Peace: Ecclesiastical(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. GODRIC |
Composer: | John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 |
Meter: | 6.6.6.6.8.8. |
Key: | A♭ Major |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |