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ETERNAL
DAY.
C.
M.
D.
"He
became
the
author
of
eternal
salvation
unto
all
them
that
obey
him."
Heb.
5:9.
Charles
Wesley,
1759.
Key
of
D.
Minor.
Music
Original,
by
J.
P.
Rees,
1859.
Alto,
S.
M.
Denson,
1911.
1. O
what
of
all
my
sufferings
here,
if,
Lord,
thou
count
me
meet
With
that
enraptured
host
t'ap-pear
Riv-ers
of
life
divine
I
see,
And
wor-ship
at
thy
feet.
And
trees
of
par
-
a
-
dise.
2. O
what
hath
Jesus
bought
for
me;
Before
my
ravished
eyes.
With
that
enraptured
host
t'appear...
Rivers
of
life
di-vine
I
see,...
And
worship
at
thy
feet.
And
trees
of
par
-
a
-
dise.
With
that
enraptured
host
t'appear,With
that
enraptured
host
t'appear,
And worship
at
thy
feet.
Give
Riv-ers
of
life
di-vine
I
see,
Riv-ers
of
life
di
-
vine
I
see,
and
trees
of
par
-
a-dise
I
Give
joy
or
grief,
give
ease
or
pain,
Take
life
or
friends
away,
But
let
me
find
them
all
again...
In
that
eternal
day
I
see
a
world
of
spirits
bright,
Who
taste
the
pleas-ures
there,
They
all
are
robed
in
spotless
white,
And
conquering
palms
they
bear.
Give
joy
or
grief,
give
ease
or
pain,
I
see
a
world
of
spirits
bright,
Take
life
or
friends
away,
Who
taste
the
pleasures
there;
But
let
me
find
them
all
a-gain,
In
that
eternal
day.
They
all
are
robed
in
spotless
white
And
conquering
palms
they
bear
Give
joy
or
grief,
give
ease
or
pain,
I
see
a
world
of
spirits
bright,
Take
life
or
friends,
away.
Who
taste
the
pleasures
there.
But
let
me
find
them
all
a-gain...
In
that
eternal
day.
They
all
are
robed
in
spotless
white,
And
counquring
palms
they
bear.
joy
or
grief,
give
ease
or
pain,...
see
a
world
of
spir
-its
bright, ...
Take
life
or
friends
away.
Who
taste
the
pleasures
there.
But
let
me
find
them
all
a-gain...
In
that
eternal
day.
They
all
are
robed
in
spotless
white,
And
conquring
palms
they
bear.
The
words
of
the
above
hymn
were
composed
by
Rev.
Chas.
Wesley,
in
1759.
It
was
published
in
funeral
hymn
2nd
series.
The
three
stanzas
appearing
in
the
Methodist
Hymn
Book,
by
Tillet
in
1889,
No.
646
are
the
1st
and
2nd
verses
appearing
in
this
tune
is
the
last
verse
of
the
hymn,
as
it
appears
in
the
Methodist
hmn
book,
but
we
have
printed
it
and
let
it
remain
as
it
was
published
by
Prof.
J.
P.
Rees
when
he
composed
the
tune
in
1859.
See
various
sketches
of
J.
P.
Rees,
the
author
of
the
music
connected
with
his
different
tunes
in
this
volume
"Original
Sacred
Harp."