Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face.
1 Corinthians 13:12
Words: James Rowe, in Carol Crown, by James D. Vaughan et al. (Lawrenceburg, Tennessee: James D. Vaughan, 1915), number 93.
Music: Novorossiysk Horace M. Ferrell (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Ferrell’s full name, or here to get a good photo of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Beyond the shadow-land there lies
A perfect home called Paradise;
There all the angels sing the praise
Of Him whose mercy crowns our days.
Refrain
Some golden day, by saving grace,
We shall behold our Savior’s face,
And we shall clasp His loving hand,
And sing, beyond the shadow land.
Beyond the shadow-land await
Our friends and loved ones at the gate;
They watch and wait for us to come,
That they may bid us welcome home.
Refrain
Beyond the shadow-land ere long,
The saved shall sing the glad new song;
And there abide forevermore
With Him whom now we all adore.
Refrain