Scripture Verse

Sing to God, sing in praise of His name, extol Him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before Him—His name is the Lord. Psalm 68:4

Introduction

Words: Ma­ria B. W. Barnes, in Brad­bu­ry’s Gold­en Chain of Sab­bath School Me­lo­dies (New York: Ivi­son & Phin­ney, 1861), num­ber 34, alt.

Music: Will­iam B. Brad­bu­ry (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
William B. Bradbury (1816–1868)

Lyrics

Shall we sing in Heav’n for ev­er—
Shall we sing? Shall we sing?
Shall we in sing Heav’n for ev­er,
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land,
They that meet shall sing for ev­er,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we know each oth­er ev­er
In that land? In that land?
Shall we know each oth­er ev­er
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land,
They that meet shall know each oth­er,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we sing with ho­ly an­gels
In that land? in that land?
Shall we sing with holy an­gels
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land,
Saints and an­gels sing for ev­er
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we rest from care and sor­row,
In that land? In that land?
Shall we rest from care and sor­row,
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land,
They that meet shall rest for ev­er,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we meet our dear, lost child­ren
In that land? in that land?
Shall we meet our dear, lost child­ren?
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land,
Children meet and sing for ev­er,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we meet our Chris­tian par­ents
In that land? In that land?
Shall we meet our Chris­tian par­ents
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land
Parents, children meet to­ge­ther,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we meet our faith­ful teach­ers
In that land? in that land?
Shall we meet our faith­ful teach­ers
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land
Teachers, scho­lars meet to­ge­ther,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Meet to sing, and love for ev­er
In that hap­py land.

Shall we know our bless­èd Sav­ior
In that land? In that land?
Shall we know our bless­èd Sav­ior
In that hap­py land?
Yes! oh yes! in that land, that hap­py land
We shall know our bless­èd Sav­ior,
Far be­yond the roll­ing ri­ver,
Love and serve Him there for­ev­er,
In that hap­py land.