Press Onward

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We are looking away from the vale of time

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: [We are looking away from the vale of time]
Published in 5 hymnals

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1 We are looking away from the vale of time,
Beyond the sea, the rolling sea,
Where the beautiful hills of a purer clime
Are blooming for you and for me.

Chorus:
Press onward, press onward
To meet our Saviour there;
Press onward, press onward,
A robe and crown to wear.
Press onward, press onward
To meet our Saviour there;
Press onward, press onward,
A robe and crown to wear.

2 We are passing away like the spring-time flowers
And birds that sing on airy wing;
But we dream of the splendor of radiant bowers
Where music forever shall ring. [Chorus]

3 We are floating away like the clouds of gold
That softly rest on evening’s breast;
But the portals of joy we shall soon behold,
And dwell with the happy and blest. [Chorus]

4 We are gliding away where the morning light
Shall break and rise o’er cloudless skies,
While its glories shall banish the shades of night,
And fill us with joyful surprise. [Chorus]

Source: Living Hymns: for use in the Sabbath School, Christian Endeavor Meetings, the church & home #167

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Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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First Line:	We are looking away from the vale of time
Title:	Press Onward
Author:	Fanny J. Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Press onward
Copyright:	Public Domain