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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.

// This source code is donated to the public domain.
// 


// Hymn Source: The Voice Of Melody
//		A Collection Of Sacred Songs For The
//		Sunday-School and Young people's and
//		Other Devotional Meetings
//		Edited by E. S. Lorenz
//		United Brethren Publishing House
//		Dayton, OH
//		Copyright: 1899
//		Hymn No.: 165
//		
// Transcribed by: Ted Gatza, Jr. 10/15/2012
// HymnsToGod.org

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

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   title bold (19) "" "There's A Better Day" ""
   title (2)""
   title (11) "D - 4 - DO" "\s(17)\f(TI)\:But\ now\ they\ desire\ a\ better\ country,\ that\ is,\ a\ heavenly:\ -\ Heb.\ 11:16 \(space)" ""   
   title (13) "Edward C. Avis" "" "Edward C. Avis, 1899"
 
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   title (11) "" "Public Domain" "HymnsToGod.org"

score
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	staffscale=1.0
	scoresep=6,20
	scorepad=0
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	lyricssize = 13
	pageheight=9.0
	pagewidth=6.0
	topmargin=.200
	bottommargin=.200
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	noteheads = "isostri semicirc diam righttri norm rect pie"

staffs=2
	time=4/4	
	key=2#


staff 2
	key=2#
	clef=bass

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

music
	define VERSE lyrics between 1&2: @
	define DSVERSE lyrics below 2: @

	midi all: 0 "tempo=100";

//1
1 1: 8d; e; 2.s;
1 2: 8d;; 2.s;
2: 8fd; gd; 2.s;

			VERSE "<1. >-1|There's a";
			VERSE "<2. >-1|There's a";
			VERSE "<3. >-1|There's a";
			VERSE "<4. >-1|There's a";
			
bar
//2
1 1: 4fd;;; e;
1 2: 4s;;; d;
2: 4ad;;; gd;

			VERSE "bet-ter day to";
			VERSE "bet-ter day to";
			VERSE "bet-ter day to";
			VERSE "bet-ter day to";
bar
//3
1 1: 2.d; 8; fd;
1 2: 2.d; 8; s;
2: 2.fd; 8; ad;

			VERSE "come, When our";
			VERSE "come, When our";
			VERSE "come, When all";
			VERSE "come, When we'll";
bar
//4
1: 4af;;; ge;
2: 4d+d;;; ad;

			VERSE "hearts shall all be";
			VERSE "feet shall nev-er";
			VERSE "wrongs shall be made";
			VERSE "praise our Lord a-";
bar
//5
1: 2.fd; 4af;
2: 2.ad; 4d+d;

			VERSE "glad; When";
			VERSE "stray; When";
			VERSE "right; When";
			VERSE "bove; For";
bar
//6
1: 4bg;;;;
2: 4d+g;;;;

			VERSE "sin and death will";
			VERSE "light from heav'n will";
			VERSE "God him-self, the";
			VERSE "help and grace on";
bar
//7
1: 4bg; af;; 8fd;;
2: 4d+d;;; 8ad;;

			
			VERSE "ne'er be known, When no";
			VERSE "ne'er grow dim, And shall";
			VERSE "right-eous Judge, Will de-";
			VERSE "man be-stowed, For his";
bar
//8
1 1: 4ec; ae; 8a bm; g# ebm; 4be;
1 2: 4s;; 4e; s;
2 1: 4ae; c+e; 8c+ bm; b ebm; 4d+d;
2 2: 4s;; e; s;

			VERSE 4; 4; 4; 4; "hearts shall e'er be";
			VERSE 4; 4; 4; 4; "bright-en all our";
			VERSE 4; 4; 4; 4; "cide with truth and";
			VERSE 4; 4; 4; 4; "won-drous sav-ing";
bar
//9
1: 2.ae; 4s;
2: 2.c+a-; 4s;

			VERSE "sad.";
			VERSE "way.";
			VERSE "might.";
			VERSE "love.";
dblbar
//10
1: 8.ec; 16fd; 2.s;
2: 8.aa-; 16; 2.s;
ital (13) above 1: 1 "Refrain";

			VERSE [c]"There's a";
bar
//11 
1: 8ge; 4.; 4; 8.fd; 16ge;
2: 8c+a-; 4.; 4; 8.ad; 16;

			VERSE [c]"bet-ter day, there's a";
bar
//12
1: 8af; 4.; 4; 8.; 16;
2: 8ad; 4.; 4d+d; 8.; 16;

			VERSE "bet-ter day, There's a";
bar
//13
1: 4bg; d+b; c+a; bg;
2: 4d+g;;;;

			VERSE "bet-ter day to";
bar
//14
1: 2.af; 8af;;
2: 2.d+d; 8d+d;;

			VERSE "come; It will";
bar
//15
1: 4fd+;; fd; 8s;;
2: 4ad;;; 8s; s;

			VERSE "not be long";
invisbar
newscore

1: 4s;;; 8fd;;
2: 4s;;; 8ad; acn;

			VERSE "till we";

bar
//16
1: 4gd; bg; af; 8.; 16;
2: 4gb-; d+g-; d+d; 8.; 16;

			VERSE "reach our home, There's a";
bar
//17
1 1: 8bg; 4.d+g; 4d+f; c+;
1 2: 8s; 4.; 4; 8e bm; g ebm;
2 1: 8d+g; 4.bg; 4a; aa-;
2 2: 8s; 4.; 4a; s;

			VERSE "bet-ter day to";
bar
//18
1: 2.d+f; 4s;
2: 2.ad; 4s;

			VERSE "come.";
endbar