Light and Life: a collection of new hymns and tunes for sunday schools, prayer meetings, praise meetings and revival meetings 133b. We speak of the realms of the blest

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Light and Life‎#133b

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Text:

By and by

1 We speak of the realms of the blest,
That region so bright and fair
And oft are its glories confessed--
But what must it be to be there?

Chorus:
In the sweet by and by,
We shall rest on that beautiful shore.

2 We speak of its freedom from sin,
From sorrow, temptation, and care,
From trials without and within,
But what must it be to be there?

3 We speak of its service of love,
The robes which the glorified wear,
The church of the first-born above--
But what must it be to be there!

4 O Father! 'mid sorrow and woe,
For heaven our spirits prepare,
And shortly we also shall know,
And feel what it is to be there.

Text Information
First Line:	We speak of the realms of the blest
Title:	By and by
Refrain First Line:	In the sweet by and by
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1881
Notes:	Public Domain.