Triumphant Songs No.2 ‎#96

96. The Wonderful Country

1 I have often been told of a wonderful country,
A land that no mortal hath seen,
Where rivers of crystal forever are flowing,
Thro’ fields of perpetual green;
The summer and sun are forever unclouded,
And never there falleth the night,
A land where the brightest of flowers are growing,
In gardens eternal and bright.

Refrain:
O wonderful country, home of my Savior,
How I am longing for thee, for thee,
Where never a sorrow or care for the morrow
Shall trouble the blessed and free.

2 They say in that land is a glorious city,
Whose walls are of jasper and gold,
With glittering streets of most wonderful beauty
And wealth that can never be told;
They say the inhabitants never brow weary,
They never know sorrow or care,
That joy without measure and peace everlasting,
Are given the blessed ones there. [Refrain]

3 I read in the Bible the wonderful story,
How Jesus was nailed on the tree,
And how in the bitterest agony dying,
He opened that country to me;
By faith in his love, and the grace that he gives me,
I look to that country divine,
And know that among the rewards there awaiting,
A home and a crown shall be mine. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I have often been told of a wonderful country
• Title: The Wonderful Country
• Author: C. H. G.
• Refrain First Line: O wonderful country, home of my Savior
• Publication Date: 1889
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [I have often been told of a wonderful country]
• Composer: Chas. H. Gabriel
• Notes: Public Domain.