Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
396 Notes Almost Divine
Words: Samuel Medley, 1789
Music: Paine Denson, 1935
Meter: Common Particular Meter (8,8,6,8,8,6)
Oh, could I speak the matchless worth,
Oh, could I sound the glories forth,
Which in my Savior shine.
I’d soar and touch the heav’nly strings,
And vie with Gabriel while he sings,
In notes almost divine.
Well, the delightful day will come,
When my dear Lord will take me home,
And I shall see His face.
Then with my Savior, Brother, Friend,
A blest eternity I’ll spend,
Triumphant in His grace.
Oh, could I sound the glories forth,
Which in my Savior shine.
I’d soar and touch the heav’nly strings,
And vie with Gabriel while he sings,
In notes almost divine.
Well, the delightful day will come,
When my dear Lord will take me home,
And I shall see His face.
Then with my Savior, Brother, Friend,
A blest eternity I’ll spend,
Triumphant in His grace.