| Artist: | Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (English) |
| User: | ette4eva |
| Duration: | 130 seconds |
| Delay: | 12 seconds |
| Chord names: | Not defined |
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[Key:] Bb [Time:] 4/4 [BPM:] 84-92 [Sung:] With dignity [Tune:] Divinity [Text:] George Manwaring, 1854–1889 [Music:] Sylvanus Billings Pond, 1792–1871; adapted by A. C. Smyth, 1840–1909 [Scriptures:] Joseph Smith—History 1:14–20, 25 / James 1:5
1.
Bb F
Oh, how love-ly was the morn-ing!
Bb
Ra-diant beamed the sun a-bove.
F
Bees were hum-ming, sweet birds sing-ing,
Gm F C7 F
Mu-sic ring-ing thru the grove,
F7 Eb F - Bb - F
When with-in the shad-y wood - land
F7 Eb F7 Bb
Jo-seph sought the God of love,
Bb Eb
When with-in the shad-y wood-land
Bb F7 Bb
Jo-seph sought the God of love.
2.
Bb F
Humb-ly kneel-ing, sweet ap-peal-ing—
Bb
’Twas the boy’s first ut-tered prayer—
F
When the pow’rs of sin as-sail-ing
Gm F C7 F
Filled his soul with deep de-spair;
F7 Eb F - Bb - F
But un-daunt-ed, still he trust - ed
F7 Eb F7 Bb
In his Heav’n-ly Fa -ther’s care,
Bb Eb
But un-daunt-ed, still he trust - ed
Bb F7 Bb
In his Heav’n-ly Fa-ther’s care.
3.
Bb F
Sud-den-ly a light de-scend-ed,
Bb
Bright-er far than noon-day sun,
F
And a shin-ing, glo-ri-ous pil-lar
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O’er him fell, a- round him shone,
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While ap-peared two heav’n-ly be - ings,
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God the Fa-ther and the Son,
Bb Eb
While ap-peared two heav’n-ly be-ings,
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God the Fa-ther and the Son.
4.
Bb F
“Jo-seph, this is my Be-lov-ed;
Bb
Hear him!” Oh, how sweet the word!
F
Jo-seph’s hum-ble prayer was an-swered,
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And he lis-tened to the Lord.
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Oh, what rap-ture filled his bo - som,
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For he saw the li - ving God,
Bb Eb
Oh, what rap-ture filled his bo - som,
Bb F7 Bb
For he saw the li-ving God.