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Let Us Pass Over the River

When our work is ended, we shall sweetly rest

Author: Kate Cameron
Tune: [When our work is ended, we shall sweetly rest]
Published in 18 hymnals

Representative Text

1 When our work is ended, we shall sweetly rest,
'Mid the sainted spirits, safe on Jesus' breast;
All our trials over, we shall gladly sing,
Grave! where is thy vict'ry? Death, where is thy sting?

Chorus:
Tho' the dark waves roll high, we will be undismayed,
"Let us pass over the river,
And rest under the shade, rest under the shade,
Rest under the shade of the trees."

2 Earth hath many sorrows, but they cannot last,
And our greatest troubles quickly will be past;
If we look to Jesus He will give us strength;
By His grace we shall be conquerors at length. [Chorus]

3 When the storm is over, sweet will be the calm,
After life's long battle, bright the victor's palm:
And the cross of anguish which now weighs us down,
We'll exchange in heaven for a shining crown. [Chorus]



Source: Christian Hymns: for every purpose in worship #135

Author: Kate Cameron

Mrs. K. W. B. Barnes, was born in Deerfield, Mass in 1836. She was christened Maria Burbank Williams but was called by the name Kitty. She also used the pen name "Kate Cameron" In 1856 she married Dr. Norman S. Barnes. She was a writer of many stories, poems, and hymns. From Waifs and their authors by A. A. Hopkins, 1879  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When our work is ended, we shall sweetly rest
Title: Let Us Pass Over the River
Author: Kate Cameron
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Though the dark waves roll high
Copyright: Public Domain

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Sacred Songs of the Church #700

Include 17 pre-1979 instances
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