Scripture Verse

In My Father’s house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2

Introduction

Words: Tho­mas M. East­wood, 1909. The ti­tle brings to mind Ten­ny­son’s Cross­ing the Bar.

Music: Fred H. Byshe (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Thomas M. Eastwood
(1848–1922)

Lyrics

Beyond the bar on yon­der shore,
Across life’s trou­bled sea,
There is a ci­ty bright and fair,
Prepared for me, pre­pared for me.

Refrain

I’ll need no light of sun or star,
When I my Sav­ior’s face shall see;
That will be light enough for me,
Throughout a blest eter­ni­ty,
Beyond the bar, be­yond the bar.

Beyond the bar the King abides,
Among His jew­els rare;
And some day I shall dwell with Him—
My home is there; my home is there.

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Beyond the bar there is no death,
And sor­row reigns no more;
There are no bruised and bleed­ing hearts
On that blest shore, on that blest shore.

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Beyond the bar we’ll meet again,
The friends we’ve missed so long;
And with them sing for­ev­er­more,
Unending song, un­end­ing song.

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