Death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away
Revelation 21:4
Words: Bernard B. Edmiaston, in the Carol Crown, by James D. Vaughan et al. (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: James D. Vaughan, 1915), number 117.
Music: Sanctuary (Dykes) John B. Dykes, in the Anglican Hymn Book, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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There’s a land all free from sadness,
Out beyond this world of care;
On some bright and glad tomorrow
Shall my spirit enter there?
Refrain
In that land beyond the river,
Where my soul shall never die;
O, my Lord, will Thou accept me
In that home beyond the sky?
Loving friends have gone before us,
And have bidden me to come;
Are their spirits bending o’er me—
Will they bid me welcome home?
Refrain
Age is touching me with sadness,
Soon I shall be called to go;
Shall it be to fields of gladness,
Where the living waters flow?
Refrain