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SDAH 452: What Heavenly Music

EARLY ADVENT

SDAH 452

What heavenly music steals over the sea!
Entrancing the senses like sweet melody!
‘Tis the voice of the angels borne soft on the air;
For me they are singing; their welcome I hear.

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1
What heavenly music steals over the sea!
Entrancing the senses like sweet melody!
‘Tis the voice of the angels borne soft on the air;
For me they are singing; their welcome I hear.

2
On the banks of old Jordan, here gazing I stand,
And earnestly longing, I stretch forth my hand;
Send a convoy of angels, dear Jesus, I pray!
Let me join that sweet music; come, take me away.

3
Though dark are the waters and rough is the wave,
If Jesus permit, the wild surges I’ll brave;
For that heavenly music hath ravished me so,
I must join in that chorus! I’ll go! let me go!

Hymn Info
Hymn Info


Author
Anonymous

Text Source
James White’s Hymns for God’s Peculiar People, 1849

Theme
EARLY ADVENT

Hymn Tune
HEAVENLY MUSIC

Metrical Number
11.11.12.11.

Tune Source
from Hymns and Tunes, 1886

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Miller gained a huge following which came to be called, the ‘Millerites.’ Great Tent meetings were set up, and the progressing movement saw the need to provide new hymns. Sure, they had songs that they were singing from the churches they belonged to, but none that supported the distinct messages that was being preached such as the judgment, second advent, reward of the saints and the midnight cry. As a result, hymns were compiled and the first Millerite hymnal was born. 


Notes

Imagine that we are about to enter our heavenly home. Not far away from us, we can hear the angels singing bidding us welcome to the City that God has built. What a great privilege will be ours to be there. (Lesson 6, 2nd Quarter 2021 -Thursday, Spiritual Israel, 5/06/2021)

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