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1 Far away beyond the shadows
Of the world, with all its care,
There’s a land where glorious sunlight never dies;
Where the Father has prepared for us
A mansion bright and fair,
Where He summons all His loved ones to the skies.
Refrain:
Fair land of sunshine, bright are thy skies;
To thee with longing I lift mine eyes;
Dear ones are calling, calling to me,
Waiting my coming over the sea.
2 There the Savior sits in glory
On His throne of royal might,
While the angel hosts, adoring, round Him fall;
The triumphant chorus swelling,
from the seraphs pure and bright,
As they hail the gentle Savior "Lord of all." [Refrain]
3 There are many loved ones yonder
Who will bid us welcome home
When our journeying and trials here are o’er;
And our spirits shall be wafted
Safe across the swelling tide
To the golden strand of Heaven’s sunlit shore. [Refrain]
4 We shall gladly hear the message
When He bids us, "Rise and come,"
And we lay our every earthly burden down;
On an angel’s snowy pinions
We shall speed to yon bright home
And will wear the spotless robe and heav’nly crown. [Refrain]
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #9973
First Line: | Far away beyond the shadows Of the world with all its care |
Title: | The Land of Sunshine |
Author: | Charles Edmunds |
Refrain First Line: | Fair land of sunshine, bright are thy skies |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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The Cyber Hymnal #9973 | The Land Of Sunshine | Far away beyond the shadows | [Far away beyond the shadows] | Charles Edmunds | <cite>Saving Grace</cite> by Alonzo Stone and Adam Geibel (Philadelphia: Stone & Bechter Publishers, 1898) | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |