Jacob's Dream

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Day had softly faded

Author: Fanny Crosby
Tune: [Day had softly faded]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 Day had softly faded
In the golden west;
Jacob, sad and lonely,
Laid him down to rest;
Tho' a stone his pillow,
Soon he calmly slept,.
While the stars above him
Silent vigil kept.

Refrain:
O that night at Bethel!
Bright with joy its holy beam;
There his soul uplifted,
Heard the voice of God in a dream.

2 On a wondrous ladder,
Reaching to the skies,
Angel forms descending,
Fill'd him with surprise;
From its lofty summit,
Came the words divine:
I, the Lord, have promis'd,
Lo, this land is thine. [Refrain]

3 Far from home and kindred,
In that lonely spot
God was watching o’er him,
Yet he knew it not;
Thus the hand whose mercy
Governs all our ways,
Out of deepest trial,
Brings the highest praise. [Refrain]

Source: Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #18

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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