The Home Over There

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What rejoicing there will be, when beyond the silent sea

Author: Harriet E. Jones
Tune: [What rejoicing there will be] (Ackley)
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 What rejoicing there will be
When beyond the silent sea
We shall gather with our loved ones over there;
How the courts of God will ring
As we loud hosannas sing
To the blessed Lord who gave us entrance there.

Chorus:
Over there, over there,
In that home beyond the river, bright and fair;
Where is never known a night,
Where the Savior is the light,
While the never-ending years are rolling on.

2 What rejoicing there will be
When the friends of earth we see,
Gathered near the throne eternal over there;
Clothed in robes of righteousness,
Whom the Savior shall confess
In the presence of the Father over there. [Chorus]

3 What rejoicing there will be
Thro’ a long eternity
When the nations shall be gathered over there;
Giving Jesus all the praise
For His wondrous works and ways
And the mansions waiting for us over there. [Chorus]

Source: Rodeheaver's Gospel Solos and Duets #84

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Author: Harriet E. Jones

Harriet E. Rice Jones, 1823-1915 Born: April 18, 1823, Pompey Hollow, Onondaga County, New York. Died: 1915, Binghamton, New York. Buried: Oran Community Church Cemetery, Pompey, Onondaga County, New York. Daughter of Eleazer Rice, Jones lived in Onondaga County, New York. Her girlhood was spent on a farm, receiving what education the country schools and one term at high school could provide. She was always fond of reading, and was a great singer, with a clear ringing voice. On July 7, 1844, she married a son of Rev. Zenas Jones; her husband died in 1879. Her song writing career began when her poetry came to the attention of Dr. M. J. Mun… Go to person page >

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First Line:	What rejoicing there will be, when beyond the silent sea
Title:	The Home Over There
Author:	Harriet E. Jones
Publication Date:	1925
Copyright:	Public Domain