I'll Live On

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'Tis a sweet and glorious thought that comes to me

Author: Thomas J. Laney (1914)
Tune: ['Tis a sweet and glorious thought that comes to me]
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1 ’Tis a sweet and glorious thought that comes to me:
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on;
Jesus saved my soul from death and now I’m free:
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on.

Refrain:
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on,
Through eternity I’ll live on;
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on,
Through eternity I’ll live on.

2 When my body’s slumbering in the cold, cold clay,
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on;
There to sleep in Jesus till the judgment day:
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on. [Refrain]

3 When the world’s on fire, and darkness veils the sun,
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on;
Men will cry and to the rocks and mountains run:
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on. [Refrain]

4 In the glory-land with Jesus on the throne,
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on;
Through eternal ages singing home, sweet home;
I’ll live on, yes, I’ll live on. [Refrain]

Source: African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal #514

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Author: Thomas J. Laney

Thomas Jesse Laney Born: May 17, 1878, Carroll County, Georgia. Died: January 5, 1953, Jefferson County, Alabama. Buried: Forest Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama. --www.hymntime.com/tch Go to person page >

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First Line:	'Tis a sweet and glorious thought that comes to me
Title:	I'll Live On
Author:	Thomas J. Laney (1914)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	I'll live on, yes, I'll live on
Copyright:	Public Domain