Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: An­tho­ny J. Sho­walter, The Voice of Praise (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1889) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Anthony J. Showalter (1858–1924)

Lyrics

We are traveling to a better land—
One by one we’ll all be gathered home,
And we’ll trust the Sav­ior’s guiding hand:
One by one we’ll all be gathered home.

Refrain

Gathering, gathering,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home;
Gathering, gathering,
One by one we’ll all be gathered home;

We are drawing nearer every day—
One by one we’ll all be gathered home—
To that joy that fadeth not away:
One by one we’ll all be gathered home.

Refrain

There we’ll meet our loved ones gone before—
One by one we’ll all be gathered home,
And we’ll dwell with Je­sus ev­er­more:
One by one we’ll all be gathered home.

Refrain

Come, my brother, join the happy throng—
One by one we’ll all be gathered home—
Singing now re­demp­tion’s holy song:
One by one we’ll all be gathered home.

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