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Text:'Tis Good, Beyond All Other Good
Author:James Holme
Tune:MAITLAND
Composer:George Nelson Allen
Media:MIDI file

16262. 'Tis Good, Beyond All Other Good

1 ’Tis good, be­yond all oth­er good,
To dai­ly live in pray­er,
To rear an al­tar to our God,
And meet re­joic­ing there.

2 No nob­ler, no more cheer­ing sight
In this dark world we see
Than when a house­hold all unite
In fer­vent pi­ety.

3 The Chris­tian’s heart is Je­sus’ throne,
His home is Je­sus’, too,
He is not left an hour alone,
But still in Je­sus’ view.

4 Sweet home where fel­low­ship divine
The soul with grace sup­plies,
Such home, O God, be ev­er mine,
And mine such hal­lowed joys.

Text Information
First Line: ’Tis good, be­yond all oth­er good
Title: 'Tis Good, Beyond All Other Good
Author: James Holme
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poetry (London and Edinburgh: J. Brydone and Songs; Richmons: John Bell, 1861)
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: LLOYD by Cuthbert Howard, LYNTON by Arthur J. Jamouneau, MANOAH by Giaochino A. Rossini
Tune Information
Name: MAITLAND
Composer: George Nelson Allen (1844)
Meter: CM
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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