// !Mup vs. 6.9 arkkra.com // The hymn produced by this source code is believed to be // in the public domain in the United States of America. // This source code is donated to the public domain. // Hymn Source: // Favorite Gospel Songs // A Hymn And Tune Book // Adapted for Evangelistic meetings, Prayer meetings, // Sabboth schools, Epworth leagues, Y. P. S. C. E. // orginizations, and all coi=nventions and all gatherings // of Christian Workers // Edited by Mrs. Grace Weiser Davis, Elisha A, Hoffman // Ira Orwig Hoffman, Music Editor // Published by J. N. Davis No. 83 Railroad Avenue, Jersey City, NJ // Copyright: 1894 // Hymn No.: 29 // Transcribed by: // Ted Gatza, Jr. 10/12/2013 // Revision: // 08/30/2021 // 09/02/2022 // HymnsToGod.org // ****************************************** top title bold (19) "" "A Better Day Coming" "" title (2)"" title (11) "" "\f(TI)But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed" "" title (11) "" "\f(TI)of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city. - Heb. 11:14" "" title (11) "F - 4 - DO" "" "" title (13) "Grace Weiser Davis" "" "Grace Weiser Davis, 1894" footer title (11) "" "Public Domain" "HymnsToGod.org" score label="" packexp = 0.0 packfact = 0.8 pad = 2 vscheme = 2f staffscale=1.0 scoresep=6 staffpad=0 scorepad=0 scale = .725 lyricssize = 13 pageheight=9.0 pagewidth=6.0 topmargin=.200 bottommargin=.200 withfontfamily=palatino noteheads = "isostri semicirc diam righttri norm rect pie" staffs=2 time=4/4 key=1& staff 2 key=1& clef=bass // **************************************** music //define macros //Lyrics define VS lyrics between 1&2: @ define DSVS lyrics below 2: @ //Chorus define CHORUS ital (13) above 1: 1 "Chorus"; @ define REFRAIN ital (13) above 1: 1 "Refrain"; @ //Fermatas define SFERM(COUNT) mussym (9) above 1: COUNT "ferm";@ define BFERM(COUNT) mussym (9) below 2: COUNT "uferm";@ // Set midi midi all: 0 "tempo=100"; //=============================== //1 1 1: 8f; g; 2.s; 1 2: 8f;; 2.s; 2: 8af; bf; 2.s; VS "<1. >-1|O, a"; VS "<2. >-1|O, a"; VS "<3. >-1|O, the"; VS "<4. >-1|O, the"; VS "<5. >-1|If our"; bar //2 1: 8.af; 16; 8.; 16; 4c+f; 8.ac; 16gc#; 2: 8.c+f; 16; 8.; 16; 4af; 8.; 16ae; VS "bet-ter day is dawn-ing, a"; VS "bright-er day is dawn-ing, a"; VS "hap-py day is hast'n-ing when"; VS "glo-rious day is near-ing when"; VS "fel-low-ship on earth in the"; bar //3 1: 8.fd; 16gd; 8.s; 16; 4; 8.; 16; 2: 8.ad; 16; 8.s; 16; 4; 8.; 16; VS "day that"; VS "per-fect,"; VS "we shall"; VS "Je-sus"; VS "Sav-iour"; invisbar newscore 1: 8.s; 16; 8.fd; 16db-; 4fa-; 8.fc; 16gc; 2: 8.s; 16; 8.bb-; 16fb-; 4ff-; 8.fa-; 16ce; VS "knows no night, When all"; VS "cloud-less day, Day of"; VS "meet a-gain! Those for"; VS "we shall see, And in"; VS "be so sweet What a"; bar //4 1 1: 8.ac; 16af; 8.; 16bf; 8.c+ bm; 16d+ ebm; 8.c+f; 16af; 1 2: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16; 4f; 8.s; 16; 2 1: 8.f; 16c+f; 8.; 16g; 8.a bm; 16b ebm; 8.af; 16c+f; 2 2: 8.f; 16s; 8.; 16f; 4f; 8.s; 16; VS 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.; 16; "sor-row shall be ban-ished and"; VS 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.; 16; "glo-rious rev-e-la-tion, all"; VS 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.; 16; "whom we here have longed we shall"; VS 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.; 16; "Heav'n in His com-mun-ion for-"; VS 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.; 16; "rap-ture shall we know when a-"; bar //5 1 1: 8.af; 16ge; 8.f; 16af; 4ge; 8.af; 16bf; 1 2: 8.s; 16; 8.f; 16s; 4; 8.; 16; 2 1: 8.c+f; 16bf; 8.af; 16c+f; 4c+c; 8.c+f; 16g; 2 2: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.; 16f; VS "ev-'ry wrong made right! God will"; VS "dark-ness rolled a-way! Free from"; VS "meet on E-den's plain; Death can"; VS "ev-er-more shall be; Friend, have"; VS "round His throne we meet? When the"; bar //6 1: 8.c+f; 16; 8.; 16s; 4; 8.; 16; 2: 8.af; 16; 8.; 16s; 4; 8.; 16; VS "take a-way"; VS "bur-dens now"; VS "nev-er en-"; VS "you this hope"; VS "hap-py day"; invisbar newscore 1: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16d+f; 4c+f; 8.ac; 16fc#; 2: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16bf; 4af; 8.; 16ae; VS "all fear, wipe a-"; VS "we bear, free from"; VS "ter there, Je-sus"; VS "to-day? Can we"; VS "shall come, and the"; bar //7 1 1: 8.fd; 16gd; 8.fd; 16db-; 4fa-; 8.f; 16g; 1 2: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16; 4; [dist -9]4r; 2: 8.ad; 16; 8.bb-; 16fb-; 4ff-; 4r; VS "way our ev-'ry tear, You'll be"; VS "all per-plex-ing care, You'll be"; VS "glo-ry we shall share, You'll be"; VS "tru-ly, tru-ly say, You'll be"; VS "pre-cious saints get home, You'll be"; bar //8 1 1: 2.a; 8.ge; 16ec; 1 2: [dist -6]4r; 8.f; 16; 4; 8.s; 16s; 2: 4r; 8.c+c; 16; 4; 8.bc; 16gc; mussym (9) above 1: 1 "sign"; VS "there, I'll be"; VS 4s; 8.; 16; 4; 8.s; 16s; "You'll be there,"; bar //9 1 1: 2.f; 4s; 1 2: 4c; 8.d; 16; 4c; 4s; 2 1: 4a; 8.b; 16; 4a; 4s; 2 2: 2.f; 4s; ital (13) 1: 3.5 "fine"; VS 4; 8.; 16; 4; 4s; "there. (I'll be there.)"; dblbar //10 CHORUS 1 1: 8.c+; 16a; 2.s; 1 2: 4r; 2.s; 2: 4r; 2.s; VS "You'll be"; bar //11 1 1: 2.f; 8.c+; 16a; 1 2: 4r; 8.c; 16; 4; r; 2: 4r; 8.af;16; 4; r; VS "there, I'll be"; VS 4s; 8.; 16; 4; 4s; "You'll be there"; bar //12 1 1: 2.g; 8.ge; 16af; 1 2: [dist -7]4r; 8.e; 16; 4; 8.s; 16; 2: 4r; 8.c+c; 16; 4; 8.; 16; VS "there, In that"; VS 4s; 8.; 16; 4; 8.s; 16s; "I'll be there,"; bar //13 1: 8.bg; 16; 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 8.c+a; 16d+b; 2: 8.c+c; 16; 8.; 16; 8.; 16; 8.e+c; 16; VS "bet-ter day that's dawn-ing We'll be"; bar //14 1 1: 2.c+; 8.af; 16bf; 1 2: 4a; 8.f; 16; 4; 8.s; 16; 2 1: 4f+; 8.a; 16; 4; 8.f; 16g; 2 2: 2.f; 8.; 16; VS "there; When that"; VS 4s; 8.; 16; 4; 8.s; 16s; "We'll be there"; bar //15 1: 8.c+f; 16; 8.; 16d+f; 4c+f; 8.s; 16; 2: 8.af; 16; 8.; 16bf; 4af; 8.s; 16; VS "glo-r'ous morn shall come,"; invisbar newscore 1: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.ac; 16gc#; 2: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16; 4; 8.af; 16ae; VS "And the"; bar //16 1 1: 8.fd; 16gd; 8.fd; 16db-; 4fa-; 8.f; 16g; 1 2: 8.s; 16; 8.; 16; 4; [dist -8]4r; 2: 8.ad; 16; 8.bb-; 16fb-; 4ff-; 4r; ital dyn above 1: 4.9 "D.S."; VS "pre-cious saints get home, You'll be"; endbar