O Say, Will You Be There?

Beyond this world of gilded snares

Author: B. F. Griffeth
Tune: [Beyond this world of gilded snares]
Published in 3 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Beyond this world of gilded snares,
Beyond this life of toil and cares,
There is a region fair.
It knows no change and no decay,
No night, for all is endless day.

Refrain:
Oh, say, will you be there?
Oh, say, will you be there?
Oh, say, oh, say,
Oh, say, will you be there?

2 Its glorious gates are closed to sin;
Naught that defiles can enter in,
To mar its beauty rare.
Upon that bright eternal shore,
Earth’s gilded snares are seen no more. [Refrain]

3 Will you be there? Oh yes, you must,
For in our Savior you can trust,
Who did that place prepare.
Still doth His voice sound sweetly,
"Come, I am the way, I’ll lead you home." [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #8803

Author: B. F. Griffeth

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Text Information

First Line: Beyond this world of gilded snares
Title: O Say, Will You Be There?
Author: B. F. Griffeth
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O say, will you be there?
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #8803
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The Cyber Hymnal #8803

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