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Glory Over There

There is a land of pure delight, where we shall be gathered by and by

Author: I. N. McHose
Tune: [There is a land of pure delight] (C. L. Moore)
Published in 11 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There is a land of pure delight,
Where we shall be gathered by and by;
Infinite day excludes the night,
Where we shall be gathered by and by.

Refrain:
Over there,
Over there,
O won’t that be glory by and by,
Over there,
Over there,
O won’t that be glory by and by.

2 Its skies are not like earthly skies,
Where we shall be gathered by and by;
It hath no need of sun to rise,
Where we shall be gathered by and by. [Refrain]

3 There rests no shadow, falls no stain,
Where we shall be gathered by and by;
And those long parted meet again,
Where we shall be gathered by and by. [Refrain]

4 Over in that serene above,
Where we shall be gathered by and by;
There we will meet and live with God,
Where we shall be gathered by and by. [Refrain]

Source: Crowning Day No. 2 #167

Author: I. N. McHose

McHose, Isaac N. Born 1831/1832, Hellerstown, Pennsylvania. Some speculation on his identity. Co-editor with Kurzenknabe and Bentley on Gospel Trio of Sacred Song (1891). --Letters, family trees in DNAH Archives Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There is a land of pure delight, where we shall be gathered by and by
Title: Glory Over There
Author: I. N. McHose
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Over there, over there
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

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The Sacred Harp #33

Include 10 pre-1979 instances
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