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 where 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,
W e 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