I've Received an Invitation

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I've received an invitation from the glorious King of kings

Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris
Tune: [I've received an invitation from the glorious King of kings]
Published in 28 hymnals

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1 I’ve received an invitation from the glorious King of kings,
I am going to be there;
To be present at the banquet when the Lord his ransomed brings,
I am going to be there.

Refrain:
I’ve received an invitation, glory, glory to his name!
To the great marriage supper of the Lamb;
And the Lord command has given for the summons to prepare,
I am going to be there.

2 When the saved ones of all ages gather ‘round the great white throne,
I am going to be there;
Where in all the bright forever we shall know as we are known,
I am going to be there. [Refrain]

3 Where the city walls are jasper and the streets are purest gold,
I am going to be there;
Where the King in all his beauty eye to eye we shall behold,
I am going to be there. [Refrain]

4 Where the harps are never silent, and the choral songs ascend,
I am going to be there;
Where throughout the countless ages joy and bliss shall never end,
I am going to be there. [Refrain]

5 Where no sickness ever enters, neither sorrow, death nor pain,
I am going to be there;
And where our departed loved ones we shall meet and know again,
I am going to be there. [Refrain]

6 Will you meet me over yonder in that city of delight?
I am going to be there;
Where a mansion is awaiting and a robe of spotless white,
I am going to be there. [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Grace and Glory: A New and Inspiring Selection of Sacred Songs for Evangelical Use and General Worship #8

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Author: Mrs. C. H. Morris

Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by." Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

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First Line:	I've received an invitation from the glorious King of kings
Title:	I've Received an Invitation
Author:	Mrs. C. H. Morris
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I've received an invitation, glory, glory to His name
Publication Date:	1905
Copyright:	Public Domain