The Cyber Hymnal ‎#901

901. Climbing the Golden Stairs

There is a heavenly land,
There is a beautiful strand,
Where cometh nothing to cause despair;
And with a wonderful flight,
We’ll reach a nobler height,
With angels climbing the golden stairs.

Refrain:
Behold a beckoning hand,
List to the angelic band,
In Heav’n we’ll never know pain nor care;
We’ll walk the beautiful street,
Blest thought, so wondrously sweet!
With angels climbing the golden stairs.

While on our pilgrimage here,
We’ll meet with trials severe;
The road, it seemeth, is sown in tares;
Yet, thro’ God’s wonderful love,
We’ll reach the city above,
With angels climbing the golden stairs. [Refrain]

Come, let us sing and be glad,
No cause we have to be sad,
For Christ our every sorrow shares;
There with the glorified throng,
We’ll sing a beautiful song,
With angels climbing the golden stairs. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a heavenly land
• Title: Climbing the Golden Stairs
• Author: George Washington Sebren II (1905)
• Refrain First Line: Behold a beckoning hand
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a heavenly land]
• Composer: George W. Sebren
• Harmonizer: A. B. Sebren
• Incipit: 35567 13212 17653
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain