Some Golden Morn

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Some golden morn, when this short life is ended

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [Some golden morn, when this short life is ended]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Some golden morn, when this short life is ended,
Immortal dawn above the hills will break;
The dreary shadows will depart forever,
When in that smiling homeland I’ll awake.

Refrain:
Some golden morn, some golden morn,
In that fair country where the night is past,
I shall behold my wonderful Redeemer,
And dwell with Him some golden morn.

2 Some golden morn the misty veil shall vanish,
And things that seemed obscure will be made plain;
And I shall find that many of my losses
Have turn’d to be to my eternal gain. [Refrain]

3 Some golden morn, in realms of fadeless splendor,
Mine eyes shall see as they have never seen,
The wisdom of the hand that led me onward,
And why the clouds should come the sun between. [Refrain]

4 Some golden morn, upon the fields of glory,
Beside the waters of the crystal sea;
I shall behold my wonderful Redeemer,
Who lived and died and gave Himself for me. [Refrain]

Source: Gospel Gems Number 1 : One Hundred Eighty Sacred Selections for Religious Meetings #69

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Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Some golden morn, when this short life is ended
Title:	Some Golden Morn
Author:	Haldor Lillenas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Some golden morn, some golden morn
Copyright:	Public Domain