1 If we are keeping Jesus near,
And telling of His love,
We shall be called away from here
To reign with Him above.
Chorus:
We shall reign with Him,
Share the throne with Him,
When in glory our Savior comes again;
Love Him day by day,
Serve Him all the way,
In the fullness of glory
We shall reign.
2 Labor for Him from day to day,
Till trials all are past;
Tell of His love along the way,
Toi reign with Him at last. [Chorus]
3 Keeping our earthly temples bright,
Pray on and watch and wait;
Scatter the precious gospel light,
Till love throws wide the gate. [Chorus]
4 Wonderful joy we all shall know,
Beyond the shadows dim;
Let us, then, be prepared to go
Above to reign with Him. [Chorus]
Source: Favorite Hymns #22
Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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