Sweeter as the Years Go By

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.

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They shall still bring forth fruit in old age. Psa. 92:12-14 All the body... increaseth with the increase of God. Col. 2:19
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1. Of Je - sus’ love that sought me, when I was lost in sin; Of won - drous grace that
2. He trod in old Ju - de - a life’s path - way long a - go; The peo - ple thronged a -

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3. ’Twas won - drous love which led Him for us to suf - fer loss, To bear with - out a

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brought me back to His fold a - gain; Of heights and depths of mer - cy, far
bout Him, His sav - ing grace to know; He healed the bro - ken - heart - ed, and

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mur - mur the an - guish of the cross; With saints re - deemed in glo - ry, let

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deep - er than the sea, And high - er than the heav - ens, my theme shall ev - er be.
caused the blind to see; And still His great heart yearn - eth in love for ev - en me.
us our voic - es raise, Till Heav’n and earth re - ech - o with our Re - deem - er’s praise.

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Sweet - er as the years go by, sweet - er as the years go by,

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Sweet - er as the years go by, ’tis sweet - er as the years go by;

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Rich - er, full - er, deep - er, Je - sus’ love is sweet - er, Sweet - er as the years go by.

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WORDS and MUSIC: Lelia N. Morris, 1912. Public Domain.