Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal / Alice Parker • WomenSing

Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal
Arrangement by Alice Parker (1925-2023)
Hymn tune, “Invitation,” found in The Southern Harmony (published 1835) by William Walker (1809-1875)
Text attributed to F. R. Warren
Tune and text first appeared together in The Olive Tree (published 1878) by William Hauser (1812-1880)
Solo: Tanya Court
LYRICS:
Hark, I hear the harps eternal ringing on the farther shore,
As I near those swollen waters with their deep and solemn roar.
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, praise the lamb!
Hallelujah, hallelujah, glory to the great I AM!
And my soul, tho’ stain’d with sorrow, fading as the light of day,
Passes swiftly o’er those waters, to the city far away.
Souls have cross’d before me, saintly, to that land of perfect rest;
And I hear them singing faintly in the mansions of the blest.
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Recorded Live at our June 2024 program titled "The Time of Our Singing Has Come"
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Orinda, CA
Video Editor: Kent Kessinger
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Hye Yeong Min, pianist
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