The Cyber Hymnal ‎#15998

15998. The New Happy Land

1 There’s a land all free from sadness,
Out beyond this world of care;
On some bright and glad tomorrow
Shall my spirit enter there?

Refrain:
In that land beyond the ri­ver,
Where my soul shall never die;
O, my Lord, will Thou ac­cept me
In that home beyond the sky?

2 Loving friends have gone before us,
And have bidden me to come;
Are their spirits bending o’er me—
Will they bid me welcome home? [Refrain]

3 Age is touching me with sadness,
Soon I shall be called to go;
Shall it be to fields of gladness,
Where the living waters flow? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There’s a land all free from sadness
• Title: The New Happy Land
• Author: Bernard B. Edmiaston
• Refrain First Line: In that land beyond the ri­ver
• Language: English
• Source: Carol Crown by James D. Vaughan (Lawrenceburg, TN: James D. Vaughan, 1915)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BRAŞOV by A. B. Fitts, LUX EOI by Arthur S. Sullivan, NETTLETON by John Wyeth, SAILING by Philip P. Bliss

Tune Information

• Name: SANCTUARY
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1871)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain