Light and Life ‎#112

112. Better further on

1 A gentle breeze from Eden's land,
Wafts o'er the stream a heavenly song;
They're singing on the shining strand,
That it's better further on.

Refrain:
It is better, It is better, it is better, it is better,
It is better, It is better, it is better, it is better,
It is better further on.

2 I hear the soft, the glad refrain,
I catch the sound and then 'tis gone;
They're singing o'er and o'er again,
"It is better further on." [Refrain]

3 By faith I look across the main,
Where lov'd ones have already gone;
Lo! they have caught the sweet refrain,
"It is better further on." [Refrain]

4 Hope ever sings the self-same song,
To cheer the pilgrim, worn and wan;
Tho' rough the road and, may be, long,
Yet, 'tis better further on. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: A gentle breeze from Eden's land
• Title: Better further on
• Refrain First Line: It is better, It is better, it is better, it is better
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Copyright: Copyright, 1879, by Asa Hall.
• Notes: Now Public Domain. From "Gospel Praise Book," by per., of Asa Hall.

Tune Information

• Name: [A gentle breeze from Eden's land]
• Composer: Asa Hull
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.