Beams of Heaven: hymns of Charles Albert Tindley

Author: Charles Albert Tindley
Editor: S. T. Kimbrough, Jr.
Music Editor: Carlton R. Young
Publisher: General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church, New York, 2006
Language: English
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1Ye pilgrims through this vale of tears[Ye pilgrims through this vale of tears]
2Go, ye humble pilgrim stranger[Go, ye humble pilgrim stranger]
3When the storms of life are raging[When the storms of life are raging]
4Courage, my soul, and let us journey on[Courage my soul, and let us journey on]
5Nothing between my soul and the Savior[Nothing between my soul and the Savior]
6Since I began to serve the Lord[Since I began to serve the Lord]
7You ask me where I got the joys[You ask me where I got the joys]
8I've wandered in the darkness long enough[I've wandered in the darkness long enough]
9It may be a brother with whom I did play[It may be a brother with whom I did play]
10I often wonder why it is[I often wonder why it is]
11Beams of heaven as I go[Beams of heaven, as I go]
12The hills of life which you must climb[The hills of life which you must climb]
13I have found at last the Savior[I have found at last the Savior]
14This world is one great battlefield[This world is one great battlefield]
15I am thinking of friends whom I used to know[I am thinking of friends whom I used to know]
16Christ is the way, in exaltation[Christ is the way, in exaltation]
17Ever since I have been[Ever since I have been]
18We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time[We are often tossed and driven on the restless sea of time]Text
19When the pathway of duty seems with danger filled[When the pathway of duty seems with danger filled]
20If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold[If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold]
21I am free from condemnation[I am free from condemnation]
22Come, whosoever feels the need[Come, whosoever feels the need]
23I'm on my way to heaven above[I'm on my way to heaven above]
24There is a land that is free from tears[There is a land that is free from tears]
25If the Savior wants somebody just to fill a humble place[If the Savior wants somebody just to fill a humble place]
26I hear of a city, a heavenly home[I hear of a city, a heavenly home]
27What if all the world was given unto me[What if all the world was given unto me]Text
28Lifetime is like a single day[Lifetime is like a single day]
29I have found the peace of heaven[I have found the peace of heaven]
30If your life in days gone by[If your life in days gone by]
31Thou, O Christ, my Lord and King[Thou, O Christ, my Lord and King]
32Come, saints and sinners hear me tell[Come, saints and sinners hear me tell]
33I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow[I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow]
34Here I may be weak and poor[Here I may be weak and poor]
35The world of forms and changes [The world of forms and changes]
36One day, a wayward boy[One day, a wayward boy]
37I can see down yonder where I had my dwelling[I can see down yonder where I had my dwelling]
38I have heard of a tree, a great Christmas tree[I have heard of a tree, a great Christmas tree]
39Like the action of the ground, on its axis turns around[Like the action of the ground, on its axis turns around]
40A better day is coming, the morning draweth nigh[A better day is coming, the morning draweth nigh]Text
41I am thinking of the danger of the life I used to live[I am thinking of the danger of the life I used to live]
42Come everyone that loves the Lord[Come, everyone that loves the Lord]
43If some disease has robbed you[If some disease has robbed you]
44There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man[There was Naaman the leper, that honorable man]Text
45My life, as a year, had a bright springtime[My life, as a year, had a bright springtime]
46You have waited too long[You have waited too long]
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