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[It won't be very long till this short life shall end]

Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. M. Bartlett Incipit: 55555 55611 65555 Used With Text: It Won't Be Very Long

Author: Morgan Williams Meter: 12.12.12.12 D Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: It won't be very long till this short life shall end Used With Tune: [It won't be very long till this short life shall end]

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It Won't Be Very Long

Author: Rev. Morgan Williams Hymnal: Melodies of Love #71 (1962) First Line: It won't be very long till this short life shall end Lyrics: 1 It won't be very long till this short life shall end, It won't be very long till Jesus shall descend; And then the dead in Christ from beds of clay shall rise To meeet the Lord and King up yonder in the skies. Refrain: It won't be very long, It won't be very long Till Jesus shall appear, That day is drawing near; Will you be ready then To meet the ransomed throng? Get ready for that day, It won't be very long. 2 It won't be very long till here we cease to roam, It won't be very long till all the saints get home; And then with smiling face we'll walk the streets ofgold, And sing the Savior's praise where saints are never old. [Refrain] 3 It won't be very long till burdens we lay down, It won't be very long till we'll receive a crown; And then we'll should and sing with angels round the throne, And when we meet up there, we'll know as we are known. [Refrain] 4 It won't be very long till earth shall pass away, It won't be very long till works of men decay; But Jesus has prepared a happy dwelling place, For all who look above and trust His matchless grave. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [It won't be very long till this short life shall end]

It Won't Be Very Long

Author: Morgan L. Williams Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16457 Meter: 12.12.12.12 D First Line: It won’t be very long till this short life shall end Refrain First Line: It won’t be very long, it won’t be very long Lyrics: 1 It won’t be very long till this short life shall end; It won’t be very long till Jesus shall descend; And then the dead in Christ from beds of clay shall rise To meet the Lord and King up yonder in the skies. Refrain: It won’t be very long, it won’t be very long, Till Jesus shall appear—that day is drawing near; Will you be ready then to meet the ransomed throng? Get ready for that day, it won’t be very long. 2 It won’t be very long till here we cease to roam; It won’t be very long till all the saints get home; And then with smiling face we’ll walk the streets of gold, And sing the Savior’s praise where saints are never old. [Refrain] 3 It won’t be very long till burdens we lay down; It won’t be very long till we receive a crown; And then we’ll shout and sing with angels round the throne, And when we meet up there, we’ll know as we are known. [Refrain] 4 It won’t be very long till earth shall pass away; It won’t be very long till works of men decay; But Jesus has prepared a happy dwelling place For all who look above and trust His matchless grace. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: OSTERREICH

It Won't Be Very Long

Author: Rev. Morgan Williams Hymnal: Heavenly Highway Hymns #72 (1956) First Line: It won't be very long till this short life shall end Languages: English Tune Title: [It won't be very long till this short life shall end]

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E. M. Bartlett

1885 - 1941 Composer of "[It won't be very long till this short life shall end]" in Sacred Selections for the Church E. M. Bartlett was born December 24, 1883 in Waynesville, Missouri. His family later moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas. Bartlett received training as a music teacher and was a leader in developing Southern gospel music. He was employed by Central Music Company, a publisher of shape note singing books based in Hartford, which was owned by David Moore and Will H. Ramsey. Bartlett persuaded Moore and John A. McClung to partner with him to form Hartford Music Company. In 1921, Bartlett established the Hartford Music Institute, a shape note school. He provided opportunities for many songwriters and musicians in gospel music, including Albert E. Brumley. In 1939 he suffered a stroke and afterwards wrote "Victory in Jesus." Dianne Shapiro, from "The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture" http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2660 and "Gospel Music Hall of Fame" website: http://www.gmahalloffame.org/speaker-lineup/e-m-bartlett-sr/ (accessed 1-24-2018)

Morgan Williams

b. 1892 Author of "It Won't Be Very Long" in Sacred Selections for the Church Morgan Williams was born in Laurel County, Kentucky on January 30. 1892. He was ordained a minister of the gospel in the Christian Church on April 14, 1923. In his early 30s, Morgan went blind, but his ministry of preaching and writing the lyrics to gospel songs continued until his death in the early 1960s. His early work was often bought and published by the gospel music companies in Nashville, Tennessee. Janet Sparkman (daughter)