Scripture Verse

The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. Revelation 21:23

Introduction

Words: Em­ma Tal­ford, in Sab­bath Songs for Child­ren’s Wor­ship, ed­it­ed by Le­on­ard Mars­hall, J. C. Proc­tor & Sam­uel Burn­ham (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Lee & Shep­ard, 1869).

Music: Po­to­sí Le­on­ard Mar­shall (1809–1890) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Tal­ford or Mar­shall (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

There is a bright­er land than this,
Where hap­pi­ness doth dwell;
A land of pure and per­fect bliss,
Whose joys no tongue can tell.
There dwell the saints in heav’n­ly light,
A ho­ly, hap­py throng;
There all is beau­ti­ful and bright,
And Je­sus is their song.

By faith I can its beau­ties see,
Its splen­dor pass­ing bright;
And oft I’m long­ing there to be,
Secure from ev­ery blight;
I’m long­ing, for this vale is drear,
And I’m by cares op­pressed;
I’m sigh­ing for that home so dear,
Where I may sweet­ly rest.