Hallowed Hymns, New and Old ‎#167

167. We Shall Meet

1 We shall meet beyond the river,
By and by, by and by;
And the darkness will be over,
By and by, by and by;
With the toilsome journey done,
And the glorious battle won,
We shall shine forth as the sun,
By and by, by and by.

2 We shall strike the harps of glory,
By and by, by and by;
We shall sing redemption's story,
By and by, by and by;
And the strains for evermore
Shall resound in sweetness o'er
Yonder everlasting shore,
By and by, by and by.

3 We shall see and be like Jesus,
By and by, by and by;
Who a crown of life will give us,
By and by, by and by;
And the angels who fulfill
All the mandates of His will
Shall attend, and love us still,
By and by, by and by.

4 When with robes of snowy whiteness,--
By and by, by and by;
And with crowns of dazzling brightness,
By and by, by and by;
There, our storms and perils past
And with glory ours at last,
We'll possess the kingdom vast,--
By and by, by and by.

5 There our tears shall all cease flowing,
By and by, by and by;
And with sweetest rapture knowing,
By and by, by and by,--
All the blest ones, who have gone
To the land of life and song,--
We, with shoutings shall rejoin
By and by, by and by.

Text Information

• First Line: We shall meet beyond the river
• Title: We Shall Meet
• Author: John Atkinson
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Funeral-Burial; Heaven; Hope

Tune Information

• Name: [We shall meet beyond the river]
• Composer: Hubert P. Main
• Key: A♭ Major