The Great Glad Day

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When the first glimpse of heaven breaks upon our raptured sight

Author: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1906)
Tune: [When the first glimpse of heaven breaks upon our raptured sight]
Published in 4 hymnals

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1 When the first glimpse of heaven breaks upon our raptured sigh,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we stand face to face with Jesus in that world of light,
What a great glad day that will be.

Chorus:
What a great glad day that will be,
What a great glad day that will be;
When we meet, never more to part, on that eternal shore,
What a great glad day that will be.

2 When we march thro’ the gates and hear the welcome of our King,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When with saints and the angels we unite His praise to sing,
What a great glad day that will be. [Chorus]

3 When we meet with the loved ones who have laid their armor down,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When the Lord shall bestow on us a bright immortal crown,
What a great glad day that will be. [Chorus]

4 There the storms never beat, and the surges never roll,—
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
There no death ever enters, there no sorrows reach the soul;
What a great glad day that will be. [Chorus]

Source: Light and Life Songs No. 2 #31

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Author: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel

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First Line:	When the first glimpse of heaven breaks upon our raptured sight
Title:	The Great Glad Day
Author:	Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1906)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	What a great glad day that will be
Copyright:	Public Domain