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BY AND BY (Rexford)

Scripture Verse

The angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb. Revelation 22:1–2

Introduction

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Eben E. Rexford (1848–1916)

Words: Eb­en E. Rex­ford, in The Charm, by Phi­lip Bliss (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Root & Ca­dy, 1871), page 9.

Music: Phi­lip P. Bliss (🔊 ).

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Philip Bliss (1838–1876)

Lyrics

By and by we shall know Je­sus,
By and by, oh, by and by;
Even now He looks and sees us,
Journeying to­ward His home on high.
And He smiles up­on us, say­ing,
By and by, oh, by and by,
Cares and tri­als you’ll be lay­ing
With your earth­ly gar­ments by.

Refrain

Oh by and by, oh sing it soft­ly,
Thinking not of earth­ly care,
But the by and by of Heav­en
Waiting for us ov­er there.

By and by we shall be stand­ing,
By and by, oh, by and by,
At fair Heav­en’s shin­ing land­ing,
While the riv­er mur­murs by,
And our friends will round us ga­ther,
By and by, oh, by and by,
Saying Wel­come, for the Fa­ther
Loves to have His child­ren nigh.

Refrain

By and by! we say it gent­ly,
Looking on our peace­ful dead,
And we do not think of earth life,
But of Heav­en’s sweet life in­stead.
By and by we all shall ga­ther,
By and by, oh, by and by,
In the life of God our Fa­ther
That shall know no by and by.

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