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Beautiful Land of Rest

Representative Text

1 Jerusalem, so bright and fair,
Beautiful land of rest!
No gloomy night, nor sorrow there,
Beautiful land of rest!
Jesus, the Son, for ever reigns
O'er all those bright celestial plains,
And angels sing in rapturous strains
In the land of rest.

Refrain:
Beautiful land of rest!
Beautiful land of rest!
Our waiting souls impatient stand
To see the borders of that land,
The streams of life, the angel band,
In the land of rest,
The beautiful land of rest.

2 We long to see thy pearly gates,
Beautiful land of rest!
Oh, for its op'ning still we wait,
Beautiful land of rest!
And when our toils and cares are o'er,
Those who have cross'd the stream before
Will welcome us to Canaan's shore,
To the land of rest. [Refrain]

3 Our waiting heart with rapture beats,
Beautiful land of rest!
When shall we walk thy golden streets,
Beautiful land of rest!
We're marching onward, staff in hand,
Toward that holy, happy land,
And soon we'll meet the pilgrim band
In the land of rest. [Chorus]

4 Unto the river's banks we've come,
Beautiful land of rest!
Each moment brings us nearer home,
Beautiful land of rest!
There millions who've the vict'ry found,
Have laid their cross and armor down;
Still we are striving for the crown
In the land of rest. [Chorus]

Source: The New Sabbath School Hosanna: enlarged and improved: a choice collection of popular hymns and tunes, original and selected: for the Sunday school and the family circle... #160

Author: H. L. Frisbie

Early 20th Century Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jerusalem, so bright and fair
Title: Beautiful Land of Rest
Author: H. L. Frisbie
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)

American Sunday School Hymn Book. New ed. #d7

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Singing on the Way #98

Song-Flowers #d52

Sunday School Songs. 3rd ed. #d63

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Sunday-School Songs #62

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The New Sabbath School Hosanna #160

The Sabbath School Hosanna #d84

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The Shining Star #118

The Silver Chime #d32

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The Silver Chime #42

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The Sunday School Hymnal #19

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