The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8428

8428. Longing

1 Over the river voices I hear;
Sweet are the songs they’re singing to me;
Calling me homeward in glory to be,
O how I’m longing their faces to see!

Refrain:
I’m longing to meet them,
Longing to greet them,
Longing to join in praise unto Thee;
O loving Savior, acquainted with sorrow,
Haste the glad day when united we’ll be.

2 Over the river mansions I see;
All are aglow with new radiancy;
Glorified ones who from sorrow are free,
In bliss and beauty forever will be. [Refrain]

3 Over the river, when shall it be?
When shall I hear, "The Master calls thee"?
Calls thee to enter His mansions above,
Mansions of glory, of service, of love. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Over the river voices I hear
• Title: Longing
• Author: Marguerite Aythelda Bixler (1906)
• Refrain First Line: I’m longing to meet them
• Language: English
• Source: Song Praises by George B. Holsinger (Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1906)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Over the river voices I hear]
• Composer: Marguerite Aythelda Bixler
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Song Praises by George B. Holsinger (Elgin, IL: Brethren Publishing House, 1906)
• Copyright: Public Domain