75 | Joyful Sound#76 | 77 |
Text: | What will the First Greeting be? |
Author: | P. H. Dingman |
Tune: | [I have heard of a land, of a beautiful land] |
Composer: | Jno. R. Sweney |
1 I have heard of a land, of a beautiful land,
That is over the dark rolling sea,
And I know there are joys that are waiting me there,—
But what will the first greeting be?
Refrain:
There’ll be music, there’ll be singing,
And throughout all heaven ringing
There’ll be shouts of hallelujah o’er and o’er;
But I know the first to meet me,
And with welcome smile to greet me,
Will be Jesus when I reach the golden shore.
2 Oh, I know that my Saviour has gone to prepare
In his kingdom a mansion for me,
And I know there’s a crown and a robe and a song,—
But what will the first greeting be? [Refrain]
3 Many loved ones have gone to that bright, happy land,
But their faces again I shall see,
And we’ll clasp their glad hands on that beautiful strand,—
But what will the first greeting be? [Refrain]
4 When I pass through the vale of the shadow of death
To that land where the weary are free,
I shall join in the song of the purified throng,—
But what will the first greeting be? [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | I have heard of a land, of a beautiful land |
Title: | What will the First Greeting be? |
Author: | P. H. Dingman |
Refrain First Line: | There’ll be music, there’ll be singing |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1889 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [I have heard of a land, of a beautiful land] |
Composer: | Jno. R. Sweney |
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MIDI file: | MIDI |