Vocal Gems ‎#32

32. 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 rise;
We shall rise from the dark cold ground,
In the morning of joy 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: 1935
• Copyright: © 1926 by R. E. Winsett
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [We have often heard the story]
• Composer: R. E. Winsett
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: © 1926 by R. E. Winsett
• Notes: Public Domain