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116. We Shall Rise

1 We have often heard the story,
When our Lord shall come in glory,
We shall rise, we shall rise;
Then what joy to meet the Savior
And to reign with Him forever,
We shall rise, we shall rise.

Refrain:
We shall rise, when the trumpet shall sound,
We shall rise, triumphantly
On that great triumphant morning we shall rise;
We shall rise, we shall rise.

2 When He comes there’ll be no doubting,
For the saints will rise ashouting,
We shall rise, we shall rise;
But the wicked will be crying,
Running, hiding, mourning, dying,
We shall rise, we shall rise. [Refrain]

3 Nations will begin to tumble,
Worldly systems will then crumble,
We shall rise, we shall rise;
All the saints our King shall gather,
And we’ll reign with Him forever,
We shall rise, we shall rise. [Refrain]

4 Then we’ll meet our deceased mothers,
Fathers, sisters, friends and brothers,
We shall rise, we shall rise;
Ne’er again with them to sever,
In the kingdom dwell forever,
We shall rise, we shall rise. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: We have often heard the story
Title: We Shall Rise
Author: R. E. W.
Refrain First Line: We shall rise, when the trumpet shall sound
Language: English
Publication Date: 1929
Copyright: 1926 by R. E. Winsett
Notes: Now Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [We have often heard the story]
Composer: R. E. Winsett
Copyright: 1926 by R. E. Winsett
Notes: Now Public Domain.



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