Scripture Verse

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10

Introduction

Words: Ed­die L. Ad­kins, in New Cen­tu­ry Carols, ed­it­ed by A. F. My­ers (Day­ton, Ohio: Unit­ed Breth­ren Pub­lish­ing House, 1899), num­ber 6.

Music: I. F. Groves (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Groves’ full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him or Ad­kins,

Lyrics

There’s a boat that waits for me,
Moored be­side a sun­ny shore;
It will bear me ’cross the sea,
When the boat­man plies his oar.

Refrain

When the boat­man plies the oar,
When the boat­man plies the oar,
When the bark glides o’er the sea,
When I reach the gold­en strand,
When I reach the gold­en strand,
Christ will wait to wel­come me.

There’s a crown that waits for me,
In that king­dom vast and grand;
There’s a seat re­served for me,
Over there at God’s right hand.

Refrain

There’s a harp that waits for me,
Strung by hands di­vine­ly fair;
Oh, the glo­ries I shall see!
Oh, the bless­ings I shall share!

Refrain