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They Will Meet Me Over There

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1 They will meet me over there
In that shining land;
At the portal bright and fair
Shall my loved ones stand.
They will gladly welcome me
As I cross the foam,
As I cross the storm sea,
To my heav’nly home!

Refrain:
They will meet me over there,
Yes, they’ll meet me there,
When the years of earth are past
With their toil and care;
They will gladly welcome me,
As I cross the foam;
They will meet me over there,
They will meet me there.

2 Oft I look with eager eyes
Thro’ the mist of years,
And those heav’nly mansions rise
To my vision near;
And in fancy I can see,
In that shining place,
Smiling once again at me,
Each belovéd face! [Refrain]

3 Then, while here on earth I stay,
May I faithful prove,
For they watch me day by day
With glad eyes of love;
And they wait and long for me,
Till the hour shall come
When I cross the stormy sea,
To my heav’nly home! [Refrain]

Source: Songs of Christian Service #44

Author: Alice Jean Cleator

Alice Jean Cleator, 1871-1926 Born: Cir­ca 1871, An­dre­as, Isle of Man, Eng­land. Died: Cir­ca April 27, 1926, Cleve­land, Ohio. Cleator’s family ev­i­dent­ly em­igrat­ed to Amer­i­ca in the 1870’s. She was liv­ing in Clar­idon, Ohio, in 1880, & Geau­ga Coun­ty, Ohio, in 1900, 1910, & 1920. She taught school in New York Ci­ty, re­tir­ing some time be­fore 1915. --hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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First Line: They will meet me over there
Title: They Will Meet Me Over There
Author: Alice Jean Cleator
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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