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A Few More Years

A few more years of toil and care, and then our sorrow will be over

Author: William Henry Gardiner
Tune: [A few more years of toil and care] (Davis)
Published in 1 hymnal

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 A few more years of toil and care,
And then our sorrow will be o’er,
Midst palaces and gardens fair,
We shall be glad forevermore.

Refrain:
A few more years,
A few more years
A few more years of toil and care,
And then our sorrow will be o’er.

2 A few more heartaches, groans and tears,
Ere life’s dark shadows flee away,
And then through endless happy years,
We shall in peace the days survey. [Refrain]

3 A few more years of deep despair,
Ere Christ shall bid us to Him come,
For angels soon will call us there,
To endless rest in heaven’s home. [Refrain]

Author: William Henry Gardiner

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Text Information

First Line: A few more years of toil and care, and then our sorrow will be over
Title: A Few More Years
Author: William Henry Gardiner
Language: English
Refrain First Line: A few more years
Publication Date: 1896
Copyright: Public Domain

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Crowning Day No. 2 #141

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