I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Psalm 23:6
Words: J. L. Cline, in Bright Beautiful Bells, edited by Benjamin B. Beall (Birmingham, Alabama & Buchanan, Georgia: B. B. Beall, 1900), number 37.
Music: C. A. Cline (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know the lyricist or composer’s full name, or where to get a good photo of either person (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
There’s a pure and holy clime where all the saints shall rest,
Just beyond the swelling tide,
Just beyond the swelling tide;
And the ransomed of the Lord who were by sin oppressed
Shall with Christ, their Savior, there fore’er abide.
Refrain
We are marching to our home,
To our bright, supernal home,
Where the saints of God shall sweetly dwell;
There the ransomed of the Lord,
Thro’ the ages yet to come,
Shall their Savior’s praises swell.
We shall meet our loved ones who have laid their armor by,
And have joined the ransomed throng,
And have joined the ransomed throng;
And we too shall swell the chorus of redemption’s song,
While the years of ceaseless ages roll along.
Refrain
Savior, keep us pure as Thou art in that home so blest,
Where our loved ones never die,
Where our loved ones never die;
That when life with us is over we may find sweet rest,
In the homeland of the soul beyond the sky.
Refrain