Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Frank W. God­frey, in Songs of Gra­ti­tude, by James H. Fill­more, Sr. (Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio: Fill­more Bro­thers, 1877), page 34.

Music: Sa­ra­wak James H. Ro­se­crans, 1877 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know God­frey’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
James H. Rosecrans (1843–1926)

Lyrics

Somewhere there’s a world of beau­ty,
Fairer than this world of ours;
Where the path­ways spar­kle bright­ly,
Strewn with fair, un­earth­ly flow­ers.

Refrain

Somewhere, some­where,
Fairer than this world of ours;
Somewhere, some­where,
Strewn with fair, un­earth­ly flow­ers.

There are dear ones over yon­der,
In that world of beau­ty fair;
We are go­ing now to meet them,
In that ha­ven ov­er there.

Refrain

Now the bea­con lights are beam­ing,
As we jour­ney on the way,
And we see the ci­ty yon­der—
Sparkling in the gold­en ray.

Refrain