1 When we come to cross the chilly stream of death,
Madly the waves, tho' round us roar;
Looking thro' the mist our fading eyes shall see
Beautiful lights along the shore.
Chorus:
Beautiful lights shining so bright,
Guiding my bark the waters o'er
If in God the soul is anchored, we shall see
Beautiful lights along the shore.
2 Many precious loved ones have crossed o'er that stream,
Leaving this world forevermore;
And from out the holy city gleamed for them
Beautiful lights along the shore. [Chorus]
3 Day by day, we too, approach death's river dark,
soon we may hear the boatman's oar;
But the Pilot will hand out to guide our bark,
Beautiful lights along the shore. [Chorus]
4 Sinner, when you come to cross that turbid stream,
Dreadful will be the waves' mad roar;
Oh! how sad the tho't for you no lights will gleam,
Beautiful lights along the shore. [Chorus]
Source: Vocal Gems: our greatest song book for all religious services. Especially recommended for Sunday schools, revivals, W. M. B. and V. L. B. services #116
William Morgan Ramsey Born: August 24, 1872, Belton, Texas. Died: March 12, 1939, Little Rock, Arkansas. Buried: Roselawn Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas. Will was the son of Charles Crump Ramsey and Martha Ann Frances Burns. He married twice, to Virgie Celemma Statton and Willie Mannasas Lawing. Ramsey moved with his family to northwest Arkansas as a child. He studied music in Normal schools under Ephraim Hildebrand, Stephen Oslin, and Benjamin Unseld. He began teaching shape notes and singing while still a teenager, and became well known in singing schools throughout the American South. He went on to become president and own… Go to person page >
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