1 When the shadows have turned into night time,
And the night time has all passed away;
When the Saviour shall call I will answer,
At the dawn of that wonderful day.
Refrain:
When the shadows have all pass’d away,
I shall wake at the break of the day,
In that land of delight,
In that homeland so bright,
When the shadows have all passed away.
2 When the morning shall break into glory,
And my lov’d ones shall come back to me,
Thor’ the ages I’ll tell the glad story,
Where the shadows shall nevermore be. [Refrain]
3 Where the song of the angels is ringing,
As they sing of that unmeasured love,
I expect to take part in that singing,
In that shadowless homeland above. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Praise and Power 1-2-3 Combined #221
William C. Poole was born and raised on a farm in Maryland. His parents belonged to the Methodist church. He graduated from Washington College and became a Methodist minister in Wilmington, Delaware area. He was pastor of McCabe Memorial, Richardson Park and other churches. In 1913 he was superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Delaware. He wrote about five hundred hymns. The writing was done as recreation and a diversion from his pastoral work. His goal in writing as well as in being a minister was to help people.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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