The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6844

6844. To Be There

1. I have heard of a land far away,
And its glories no tongue can declare;
But its beauty hangs over the way,
And with Jesus I long to be there.

Refrain
To be there, to be there,
And with Jesus, I long to be there;
To be there, to be there,
And with Jesus, I long to be there.

2. There are foretastes of Heaven below,
There are moments like joys of the blest;
But the splendors no mortal can know,
Of the land where the weary shall rest. [Refrain]

3. In that noontide of glory so fair,
In the gleam of the river of life,
There are joys that the faithful shall share;
O how sweetly they rest from the strife! [Refrain]

4. There the ransomed with Jesus abide
In the shade of the sheltering fold;
Evermore by Immanuel’s side,
They shall dwell in the glory untold. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I have heard of a land far away
• Title: To Be There
• Author: William Orcutt Cushing (1877)
• Refrain First Line: To be there, to be there
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I have heard of a land far away]
• Composer: Ira David Sankey
• Incipit: 13555 65117 66661
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain