The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#185

185. There is a place where all my hopes are stayed

1 There is a place where all my hopes are stayed,
My heart and my treasure are there,
Where verdure and blossoms never more fade,
And fields are eternally fair.

Chorus:
That blissful place is my fatherland;
By faith its delights I explore;
But sweeter, dearer, dearer is the hand,
That leads me in peace to the shore.

2 There is a place where the holy angels dwell,
A pure and a peaceful abode,
Of the joys of that place no tongue can tell,
For there is the palace of God. [Chorus]

2 There is a place where loving friends are gone,
Who suffered and worshipped with me,
Exalted with Christ on His pure white throne,
The King in His beauty they see. [Chorus]

4 There is a place where I hope to live,
When life and its labors are o’er,
A place which the Saviour to me will give,
And then I shall sorrow no more. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a place where all my hopes are stayed
• Refrain First Line: That blissful place is my dear fatherland
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MY FATHERLAND
• Composer (melody): J. R. Thomas
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: By permission of Wm. Hall & Son