Scripture Verse

Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14

Introduction

Words: Mrs. Tho­mas M. Pierce, in Show­ers of Bless­ing, by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1888), num­ber 93.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
William J. Kirkpatrick (1838–1921)

Lyrics

We’ll sing of the sta­tutes di­vine,
Whilst pil­grims, lest here we de­spond;
But we’ll sing the new song
Of the an­gel­ic throng
When we meet in the ci­ty be­yond.
When we both, you and I,
Having passed thro’ the gate,
Shall meet in the ci­ty be­yond.

Refrain

When we meet in the beau­ti­ful ci­ty be­yond,
We will sing the new song
Of the an­gel­ic throng
In the beau­ti­ful ci­ty be­yond.

How bless­èd as child­ren and heirs
To enter that man­sion above,
Where the souls of the blest
Are for­ev­er at rest,
In the bo­som of in­fi­nite love!
When the ran­somed of earth,
Having passed thro’ the gate,
Shall meet in the ci­ty above.

Refrain

And whe­ther we bear to that land
Heart sor­rows or me­mo­ries fond,
Shall their pur­pose be seen,
With no sha­dow be­tween,
When we meet in the ci­ty be­yond.
When the child­ren of grace,
Having passed thro’ the gate,
Shall meet in the ci­ty be­yond.

Refrain

Before they shall call He will hear,
And ere they cease speak­ing res­pond,
While the an­gels await
To throw op­en the gate
That leads to the ci­ty be­yond.
For the num­ber­less host
That shall sweep thro’ the gate,
That leads to the ci­ty be­yond.

Refrain