Where They Never Say Goodbye

There's a land where the birds are ever singing

Author: A. H. Ackley
Tune: [There's a land where the birds are ever singing] (Ackley)
Published in 7 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 There’s a land where the birds are ever singing,
Where the flow’rs in their beauty never fade,
Where the joy bells of love are ever ringing,
And no evil shall ever dare invade.

Refrain:
In the land where they never say goodbye,
No sad partings, for none shall ever die, shall ever die;
We shall sing the same old story,
We shall wear a crown of glory,
In the land where they never say goodbye.

2 We shall tell of the way that we have traveled,
When at last we shall enter heaven’s door,
And the problems of life will be unraveled,
When we meet on that bright eternal shore. [Refrain]

3 We shall gaze on His face in adoration,
Joy resplendent shall thrill our souls anew,
As we crown Him the King of our salvation,
And eternity’s glories come to view. [Refrain]

Source: Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs for church, Sunday Schools and evangelistic services #140

Author: A. H. Ackley

Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: There's a land where the birds are ever singing
Title: Where They Never Say Goodbye
Author: A. H. Ackley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: In the land where they never say goodbye
Copyright: Public Domain

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Golden Bells #30

Gospel Crusade Hymns No. 2 #d63

Melodies of Grace and Hope #d218

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Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #140

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Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs for church, Sunday Schools and evangelistic services #140

Songs of Comfort #d96

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