Calvary Songs ‎#22

22. The Rock Beside the Way

1 We are homeward bound to the land of light and love,
With a journey set for every day;
And the sunshine hot casts a shadow from above,
Underneath the cooling rock beside the way.

Refrain:
Oh, the blessed shadow where the pilgrims wait and rest,
Laying off each burden that we bear
And we sing our Saviour, who will welcome us at last,
In the home he promised to prepare.

2 There we sometimes meet others going on before;
Pilgrims come every hour a new array
And our hands have clasped, as we told our toils o'er,
Underneath the cooling rock beside the way. [Refrain]

3 So we too pass on, and the end is drawing near,
Weary footsteps suffer no delay:
We assuage each wound, and we banish every fear,
Underneath the cooling rock beside the way. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: We are homeward bound to the land of light and love
• Title: The Rock Beside the Way
• Author: C. S. R.
• Refrain First Line: O the blessed shadow where
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1875
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [We are homeward bound to the land of light and love]
• Composer: Rev. A. A. Graley
• Notes: Public Domain.