Scripture Verse

Now we see but a poor reflection…then we shall see face to face. 1 Corinthians 13:12

Introduction

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Scott Werdebaugh (1951–)

Words: D. A. (San­dy) Cov­er­ett, 2008.

Music: Mur­ray Jull, 2017; har­mo­ny by Scott Wer­de­baugh, No­vem­ber 23, 2017 (🔊 pdf nwc).

AT THE END OF LIFE’S ROAD
Lyrics © 2008 D. A. Coverett
Music © 2017 Murray Jull & Scott Werdebaugh
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D. A. Coverett (1935–)

Origin of the Hymn

The lyr­ics were jot­ted down in rough in a pe­ri­od of about fif­teen min­utes im­me­di­ate­ly fol­low­ing a me­mo­ri­al ser­vice for He­lene Hay­ek, a young wife and mo­ther of two girls, held at the Glad Tid­ings Pen­te­cost­al Church, Vic­tor­ia, Brit­ish Co­lum­bia, Ca­na­da.

The me­mo­ri­al ser­vice was a high­ly emo­tion­al and up­lif­ting ex­pe­ri­ence for most of those who had come to pay their re­spects to a warm and lov­ing young mo­ther who had giv­en so much to the poor and home­less in Vic­to­ria.

Sandy Coverett
November 2017

Lyrics

At the end of life’s road
We’ve a glo­ri­ous hope;
It’s the dream of a soul set free.
A pro­mise made by Je­sus, our Lord,
A pro­mise to you and to me.

Refrain

O yes, we’ve a pro­mise
That with Him we’ll be;
We’ll meet with Him face to face.
What sweet joy will fill us
When we’re re­unit­ed
Where He’s pre­pared us a place.

When He died on the cross,
Paid the price for our sin,
Felt torn from the Fa­ther He loved,
He knew all the pain we soon would share
And rose then to vic­t’ry and life.

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With our Fa­ther He waits,
And will wel­come us home
Where sin, pain, and want are no more;
We’ll bask in the warmth of His great love
And live close to Him ev­er­more.

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