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Text:The other land
Author:Mrs. A. L. Davison
Tune:[Somewhere beyond the vision]
Composer:J. H. F.

54. The other land

1 Somewhere beyond the vision,
Of our despairing eyes,
Within the land elysian,
The hills of glory rise;

Refrain:
What words can tell the beauty
Of that celestial land,
The city God hath builded
By his almighty hand.

2 And softly, sweetly, flowing,
A river windeth fair,
Thro' all the golden glory
That reigns forever there;

Refrain:
And of those shining waters,
The dying souls of men
Shall drink with endless rapture,
And, drinking, live again.

3 When thro' the golden portal,
At last we enter in,
Thro' him who hath redeemed us,
A fadeless crown we win;

Refrain:
And in that world of beauty,
With all the ransomed throng,
We'll join with ceaseless rapture,
The everlasting song.

Text Information
First Line: Somewhere beyond the vision
Title: The other land
Author: Mrs. A. L. Davison
Publication Date: 1877
Copyright: By per. Fillmore Bros. From "Songs of Gratitude."
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Somewhere beyond the vision]
Composer: J. H. F.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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