Desce o Sol Atrás dos Montes

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1. Desce o Sol atrás dos montes,
Eis, a tarde já chegou.
Calma e quieta, vem a noite:
Mais um dia se findou,
Já se foi com sua luta,
Logo a escura noite vem,
Mas é doce a lembrança
Que mais perto é o lar de além.

Estribilho:
Perto do lar, perto do lar,
Perto, sim, do lar dos Céus;
Daquele lindo lar com fontes de cristal,
Do país do eterno Deus.

2. Mui cansado o peregrino
Vê do dia o fim chegar.
Do trabalho mui penoso
Outra vez vai descansar.
Tal a vida neste mundo,
Que havemos de passar;
Eis, as sombras da tardinha,
Bem podemos, nós, provar. [Estribilho]

3. Mais um dia na viagem
Para o lar celestial;
Já mais perto está o rio,
Claro como um cristal;
Já o céu se esclarece,
E nós vemos sua luz;
Cada vez mais perto estamos
Das moradas de Jesus. [Estribilho]

Source: Louvores ao Rei #76

Author: James McGranahan

James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under… Go to person page >

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First Line: Desce o Sol atrás dos montes
Title: Desce o Sol Atrás dos Montes
English Title: Nearer Home
Author: James McGranahan
Language: Portuguese
Refrain First Line: Perto do lar, perto do lar

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