Won't We Have a Happy Time

Parents [Father], won't you come along

Author: R. E. Hudson
Tune: [Children, won't you come along]
Published in 11 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Father, won’t you come along?
Father, won’t you come along?
Father, won’t you come along?
To the new Jerusalem.

Chorus:
Won’t we have a happy time,
Won’t we have a happy time,
Won’t we have a happy time,
In the new Jerusalem.

2 Mother, won’t you come along? [Chorus]

3 Children, won’t you come along? [Chorus]

4 We shall meet the Saviour there. [Chorus]

5 We shall meet our loved ones there. [Chorus]


Source: Gold Tried in the Fire: suitable for church, Sunday school, revival meetings, missionary and rescue work #203

Author: R. E. Hudson

Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Parents [Father], won't you come along
Title: Won't We Have a Happy Time
Author: R. E. Hudson
Language: English
Refrain First Line: There we'll have a happy time
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 11 of 11)

Battle Songs of the Cross #d157

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Gems of Gospel Song #105

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Gold Tried in the Fire #203

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Gospel Tent Hymns #141

Prayerful Praises. 5th ed. #d28

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Quartette #341

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Salvation Echoes #74b

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Sing Out the Glad News #35

Songs for the Ransomed #136

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Songs of Peace, Love and Joy #134

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The Great Redemption #256

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