Scripture Verse

Ye shall be gathered one by one. Isaiah 27:12

Introduction

Words: Jen­nie E. John­son, in Songs of Tri­umph, ed­it­ed by John Swa­nel Ins­kip (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Na­tion­al Pub­lish­ing As­so­cia­tion for Pro­mo­tion of Ho­li­ness, 1882), num­ber 45, alt.

Music: John R. Swe­ney (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
John R. Sweney (1837–1899)

Lyrics

Have ye heard the song from the gold­en land?
Have ye heard the glad new song?
Let us bind our sheaves
With a will­ing hand,
For the time will not be long.

Refrain

The Lord of the har­vest will soon ap­pear,
His smile, His voice we shall see and hear;
The Lord of the har­vest will soon ap­pear,
And ga­ther the reap­ers home.

They are look­ing down from the gold­en land,
Our be­loved are look­ing down;
They have done their work,
They have borne their cross,
And re­ceived their pro­mised crown.

Refrain

O the song rolls on from the gold­en land,
And our hearts are strong to­day;
For it nerves our souls
With its mu­sic sweet,
As we toil in noon-tide ray.

Refrain

O the song rolls on from the gold­en land,
From its vales of joy and flow­ers;
And we feel and know
By a liv­ing faith
That its tones will soon be ours.

Refrain