Scripture Verse

A pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. Revelation 22:1

Introduction

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Claude H. Bottoms (1878–1940)

Words: Jen­nie Wil­son, in The Best Gos­pel Songs and Their Com­pos­ers (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wa­lter, 1904), num­ber 208.

Music: Claude H. Bot­toms (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Bot­toms (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Jennie Wilson (1856–1913)

Lyrics

In the hea­ven­ly clime
We shall meet some time,
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
We shall find the joy
That has no al­loy,
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver.

Refrain

Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver we’ll stray,
In the glo­ri­ous light of eter­ni­ty’s day;
And with saved ones we’ll praise
Our Re­deem­er for aye,
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver.

With the pure and blest
We shall sweet­ly rest,
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
With all con­flicts o’er,
Trials come no more,
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver.

Refrain

We shall learn the song
Of the blood-washed throng,
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver;
While long ag­es roll,
We shall Christ ex­tol
Beside the beau­ti­ful ri­ver.

Refrain