Scripture Verse

Let the saints be joyful in glory. Psalm 149:5

Introduction

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Horace L. Hastings (1831–1899)

Words: Hor­ace L. Hast­ings, in Ves­try Chimes, ed­it­ed by Asa Hull (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: James P. Ma­gee, 1864), num­ber 26.

Music: Park Place, ano­ny­mous, 1864 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

Beyond life’s rag­ing fe­ver,
Beyond life’s trou­bled dream;
Beyond death’s surg­ing ri­ver,
Beyond that sull­en stream,

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The saint shall dwell in glo­ry,
In beau­ty fad­ing not;
Oh! Pil­grim, are you pray­ing,
That this may be your lot?

Beyond this land of sigh­ing,
Where count­less tears are shed,
Beyond the sick and dy­ing,
Beyond the moul­der­ing dead,

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Beyond this scene of trial,
Where heart and flesh do fail;
Beyond the dark­en­ing sha­dows,
Beyond the gloo­my vale,

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Beyond the thought of griev­ing,
A kind and gra­cious God;
Beyond the fear of sin­ning,
Beyond the chast­en­ing rod,

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Beyond Earth’s wea­ry bur­den,
The cross, the scourge, the rod;
The saint shall dwell in glo­ry,
The saint shall dwell with God.

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