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O, we see the gleams of the golden morning

Author: S. J. G. Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: The golden morning is fast approaching Lyrics: 1 The golden morning is fast approaching; Jesus soon will come To take his faithful and happy children To their promised home. Chorus: O, we see the gleams of the golden morning Piercing thro' this night of gloom! O, we see the gleams of the golden morning That will burst the tomb. 2 The gospel summons will soon be carried To the nations round; The Bridegroom then will cease to tarry And the trumpet sound. [Chorus] 3 Attended by all the shining angels, Down the flaming sky The Judge will come, and will take his people Where they will not die. [Chorus] 4 There those lov'd ones who have long been parted, Will all meet that day; The tears of those who are brokenhearted Will be wiped away. [Chorus] Topics: Bible Songs Judgment and Second Advent Scripture: Matthew 24:30 Used With Tune: GLEAMS OF THE GOLDEN MORNING

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[The golden morning is fast approaching]

Meter: 10.5.10.5 with refrain Appears in 17 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. J. Graham Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 12333 33321 12232 Used With Text: Gleams of the Golden Morning

[Yes, the golden morning is fast approaching]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Thoro Harris Incipit: 12333 23111 23553 Used With Text: Golden Morning

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The Golden Morning Is Fast Approaching

Author: S. J. Graham Hymnal: The Church Hymnal #547 (1941) Meter: 10.5.10.5 with refrain Refrain First Line: O, we see the gleams of the golden morning Topics: Sabbath School Second Coming Languages: English Tune Title: GLEAMS OF THE GOLDEN MORNING

The Golden Morning

Author: S. J. G. Hymnal: The Golden Sheaf #24 (1902) First Line: The golden morning is fast approaching Refrain First Line: Oh, we see the gleams of the golden morning Lyrics: 1 The golden morning is fast approaching; Jesus soon will come To take his faithful and happy children To their promised home. Chorus: Oh, we see the gleams of the golden morning Piercing thro' this night of gloom! Oh, we see the gleams of the golden morning That will burst the tomb. 2 The gospel summons will soon be carried To the nations round; The Bridegroom then will cease to tarry, And the trumpet sound. [Chorus] 3 Attended by all the shining angels, Down the flaming sky, The Judge will come, and will take his people Where they will not die. [Chorus] 4 There those loved ones who have long been parted, Will all meet that day; The tears of those who are brokenhearted Will be wiped away. [Chorus] Tune Title: [The golden morning is fast approaching]

Gleams of the Golden Morning

Author: S. J. Graham Hymnal: Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #205 (1985) Meter: 10.5.10.5 with refrain First Line: The golden morning is fast approaching Refrain First Line: O, we see the gleams of the golden morning Lyrics: 1 The golden morning is fast approaching; Jesus soon will come To take his faithful and happy children to their promised home Refrain O, we see the gleams of the golden morning piercing thro’ this night of gloom! O, see the gleams of the golden morning that will burst the tomb. 2 The gospel summons will soon be carried to the nations round; The Bridegroom then will cease to tarry and the trumpet sound. [Refrain] 3 Attended by all the shining angels, Down the flaming sky the Judge will come, and will take his people where they will not die. [Refrain] 4 The lov’d of earth who have long been parted, Meet in that glad day; The tears of those who are broken hearted shall be wiped away. [Refrain] Topics: Jesus Christ Second Advent Tune Title: [The golden morning is fast approaching]

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Thoro Harris

1874 - 1955 Composer of "[Yes, the golden morning is fast approaching]" in Echoes of Paradise Born: March 31, 1874, Washington, DC. Died: March 27, 1955, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Buried: International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. After attending college in Battle Creek, Michigan, Harris produced his first hymnal in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1902. He then moved to Chicago, Illinois at the invitation of Peter Bilhorn, and in 1932, to Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He composed and compiled a number of works, and was well known locally as he walked around with a canvas bag full of handbooks for sale. His works include: Light and Life Songs, with William Olmstead & William Kirkpatrick (Chicago, Illinois: S. K. J. Chesbro, 1904) Little Branches, with George J. Meyer & Howard E. Smith (Chicago, Illinois: Meyer & Brother, 1906) Best Temperance Songs (Chicago, Illinois: The Glad Tidings Publishing Company, 1913) (music editor) Hymns of Hope (Chicago, Illinois: Thoro Harris, undated, circa 1922) --www.hymntime.com/tch