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// The hymn produced by this source code is believed to be in the public 
// domain in the United States of America.

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// Hymn Source: Brightest And Best
//    A Choice Collection of New Songs
//    for the Sunday School
//    and Meetings of prayer and Praise
//    New York and Chicago
//    Publishers: Biglow and Main
//    Copyright 1875
//    Hymn no. 112

// Transcribed by: Ted Gatza, Jr. 02/11/2010
// HymnsToGod.org

// ****************************************

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   title bold (19) "" "Ever Near" ""
   title (2)""
   title (11) "A \(flat) - 3 - DO" "\s(17)\f(TI)\:\"It\ is\ good\ for\ me\ to\ draw\ near\ to\ God\"\ -\ Ps.\ 73:28 \(space)"""
   title (13) "Ellen M. Hastings" " " "Robert Lowry, 1875"  
 
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   title (11) "" "Public Domain" "HymnsToGod.org"

score
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   staffs=2
   time=3/4 
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   noteheads = "isostri semicirc diam righttri norm rect pie"
   vscheme = 2f
   staffscale=1.0
   scoresep=6
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   lyricssize = 13
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staff 2
   key=4&
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music

midi all: 0 "tempo=80";

//1
1: 2s; 8ac; 8bd;
2: 2s; 8aa-; 8aa-;

         lyrics 1: "<1. >-1|Ev-er";
         lyrics 1: "<2. >-1|Tho' the";
         lyrics 1: "<3. >-1|When the";
         lyrics 1: "<4. >-1|Shades of";
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//2
1: 4.c+e; 8bd; 8ac; 8fd;
2: 4.aa-; 8aa-; 8aa-; 8aa-;

         lyrics 1: "near my Sav-iour's";
         lyrics 1: "night be dark and";
         lyrics 1: "cheer-ful light of";
         lyrics 1: "death I will not";
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//3
1: 2ec; 8ac; 8bd;
2: 2aa-; 8aa-; 8aa-;
   
         lyrics 1: "side Would I";
         lyrics 1: "drear, And no";
         lyrics 1: "day Rais-es";
         lyrics 1: "fear, Je-sus";
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//4
1: 4.c+e; 8ae; 8gd; 8ac;
2: 4.aa-; 8ac; 8eb-; 8aa-;

         lyrics 1: "lin-ger night and";
         lyrics 1: "ray of light I";
         lyrics 1: "hope and makes me";
         lyrics 1: "lights the dark-est";
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//5
1: 2be; 8ac; 8bd;
2: 2ge; 8aa-; 8aa-;

         lyrics 1: "day; He a-";
         lyrics 1: "see, I'll press";
         lyrics 1: "strong, Still I";
         lyrics 1: "way; And I";
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//6
1: 4.c+e; 8be; 8af; 8fd;
2: 4.aa-; 8ac; 8ad; 8ad;

         lyrics 1: "lone shall be my";
         lyrics 1: "on if He is";
         lyrics 1: "would be-side Him";
         lyrics 1: "know He will be";
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//7
1: 2ec; 8gd; 8ac;
2: 2aa-; 8be; 8be;

         lyrics 1: "guide Thro' life's";
         lyrics 1: "near To up-";
         lyrics 1: "stay, Lift to";
         lyrics 1: "near Till I";
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//8
1: 4.be; 8ge; 8ge; 8fdn;
2: 4.ge; 8be; 8bb-; 8bb-;

         lyrics 1: "rough and thorn-y";
         lyrics 1: "hold and com-fort";
         lyrics 1: "Him my thank-ful";
         lyrics 1: "reach the per-fect";
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//9
1 1: 2e; 4s;
1 2: 2e; 4s;
2: 2ge; 4s;

         lyrics 1: "way.";
         lyrics 1: "me.";
         lyrics 1: "song.";
         lyrics 1: "day.";
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//10
1: 8d+e; 8c+e; 2s;
2: 8be; 8ae; 2s;
ital (13) above 1: 1 "Refrain";

         lyrics 1: [c]"Ev-er";
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//11
1: 2be; 8c+e; 8bd;
2: 2ge; 8aa-; 8ea-;

         lyrics 1: [c]"near, ev-er";
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//12
1: 2ac; 8bd; 8ac;
2: 2ea-; 8ge; 8ae;

         lyrics 1: [c]"near, Dear-est";
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//13
1: 4.ge; 8ge; 8ae; 8c+e;
2: 4.be; 8bd; 8ac; 8aa-;

         lyrics 1: [c]"Sav-iour, ev-er";
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//14
1: 2be; 8c+e; 8bd;
2: 2ge; 8aa-; 8ea-;

         lyrics 1: [c]"near, Thou art";
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//15
1: 4.ac; 8ge; 8fd; 8ad;
2: 4.ea-; 8ac; 8ad; 8af;

         lyrics 1: [c]"now the Liv-ing";
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//16
1 1: 2ec; 8ac; 8e;
1 2: 2s; 8s; 8e;
2 1: 2a; 8ea-; 8ac;
2 2: 2a; 8s; 8s; 

         lyrics 1: [c]"Way, Near Thee";
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//17
1 1: 8fd; 8bf; 4ae; 4g;
1 2: 8s; 8s; 4s; 8e bm; d ebm;
2: 8ad; 8d+b-; 4c+e; 4be;

         lyrics 1: [c]"ev-er let me";
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//18
1: 2ac; 4s;
2: 2aa-; 4s;

         lyrics 1: [c]"stay.";
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