The Cyber Hymnal ‎#498

498. Beyond This Land of Parting

1. Beyond this land of parting, losing and leaving,
Far beyond the losses, darkening this,
And far beyond the taking and the bereaving
Lies the summer land of bliss.

Refrain
Land beyond, so fair and bright!
Land beyond, where is no night!
Summer land, God is its Light.
O happy summer land of bliss.

2. Beyond this land of toiling, sowing and reaping,
Far beyond the shadows, darkening this,
And far beyond the sighing, moaning and weeping,
Lies the summer land of bliss. [Refrain]

3. Beyond this land of sinning, fainting and failing,
Far beyond the doubtings, darkening this,
And far beyond the griefs and dangers befalling,
Lies the summer land of bliss. [Refrain]

4. Beyond this land of waiting, seeking and sighing,
Far beyond the sorrows, darkening this,
And far beyond the pain and sickness and dying
Lies the summer land of bliss. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Beyond this land of parting, losing and leaving
• Title: Beyond This Land of Parting
• Author: Mary Bridges Slade (1876)
• Refrain First Line: Land beyond, so fair and bright!
• Language: English
• Source: Good News, or Songs and Tunes for Sunday Schools, Christian Associations, and Special Meetings, by Rigdon M. McIntosh (Boston, Massachusetts: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1876)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Beyond this land of parting, losing and leaving]
• Composer: Asa Brooks Everett
• Incipit: 51111 13556 53222
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain