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THE
MARRIAGE
IN
THE
SKIES.
C.
M.
D.
"Alleluia;
for
the
Lord
God
omnipotent
reigneth.
Let
us
be
glad
and
rejoice
and
give
honor
to
him:
for
the
marriage
feast
of
the
Lamb
has
come."-Rev.
19:
9,
7.
S.
D.,
1909,
Key
of
F.
Major.
Mrs.
Sidney
Denson,
wife
of
S,
M.
Denson,
1909,
1. O ring
the
bells
of
heaven
high,
The
marriage
feast
has
come,
The
glorious
ju-bi-lee
is
nigh,The
saints
are
going
home;
The
mighty
pen-nants
2. The
King
is
mus
-
ter - ing
His
guests;
I
see
His
glorious
band;
I
see
the
shin - ing
hab
-
i
-
tants
Of
far
-
off
Beu - lah
land;
They
come,
they
come
on
3.
From
cloud
to
cloud,
from
dome
to
dome,
The
myriad
army
cries,
The
marriage
of
the
Lamb
has
come,
The
marriage
in
the
skies;
Come
bring
the
lin-en
4
The
bridegroom
to,
methinks
I
see
While
myriad
voices
ring,
Chiefest
among
ten
thousand,
He,
Im
-
man
-
u
-
el,
my
King,
Thrice
blessed
are
they
who
of
the
skies
Are
waving
in
the
air,
And
o'er
the
gates
of
Zion
rise
The
battlements
so
fair.
The
battlements
so
fair,
so
fair,
The
battlements
so
fair.
wings
of
light,
I
hear
the
bugle
blast,
I
know
the
reign
of
sin's
dark
night
For
ever-more
is
past.
For
ever-more
is
past,...
For
ever-more
is
past.
white
and
clean,
The
wedding
guests prepare, The
garments
gleam
like
silvery
sheen, The
bridal
robe
so
fair,
The
brid-al
robe
so
fair,...
The
bridal
robe
so
fair.
hear
the
call,
A
mighty
angel
cries,
Haste
to
the
supper
of
the
Lamb,
The
marriage
in
the
skies.
The
marriage
in
the
skies,
The
marriage
in
the
skies.
Mrs.
Denson,
the
author
of
the
above
tune
and
music,
has
been
musical
ever
since
childhood.
She
was
a
Miss
Burdette
before
her
marriage.
She
often
assists
her
husband
in
teaching
music
schools,
and
attends
the
conventions
and
other
musical
gathering
in
North
Alabama.
She
leads
and
directs
the
same,
and
lectures
on
music
and
religious
subjects.
She
is
a
good
woman,
and
is
laboring
faithfully
for
the
church
and
for
the
cause
of
religion.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Denson
have
several
chil-
dren,
who
are
splendid
musicians.
She
is
a
great
favorite
among
musical
people,
and
is
never
happier
than
when
directing
a
large
singing
convention.
She
is
a
good
composer,
as
well
as
a
fine
singer.
This
tune
was
first
published
in
Union
Harp
and
History
of
Songs,
1909,
by
J.
S.
James.
See
page
205.
Copyright,
1909,
by
J.
S.
James.