Scripture Verse

The whole family in Heaven. Ephesians 3:15

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Chris­tian En­dea­vor Hymns, by Ira D. San­key (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Unit­ed So­ci­ety of Chris­tian En­dea­vor, 1894), num­ber 91.

Music: Auld Lang Syne Scot­tish tune (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

How sweet the hour of praise and pray­er,
When our de­vo­tions blend,
And on the wings of faith di­vine
Our songs of joy as­cend!
’Tis then we hear in tones more clear
The gra­cious pro­mise giv’n,
That, though we part from friends on earth,
We all shall meet in Heav’n.

Refrain

We all shall meet in Heav’n at last,
We all shall meet in Heav’n;
Through faith in Je­sus’ pre­cious blood,
We all shall meet in Heav’n.

How sweet the tie of hal­lowed love
That binds our hearts in one;
When ga­thered in the bless­èd name
Of Christ, the Fa­ther’s Son!
And though the part­ing soon may come,
Yet in His Word is giv’n
The bless­èd hope that by and by
We all shall meet in Heav’n.

Refrain

Yes, soon our worn and wea­ry feet
Will reach the gold­en strand,
Where those we love our com­ing wait
In yon­der sum­mer­land;
A few more days, a few more years,
By storm and tem­pest driv’n,
With songs and ev­er­last­ing joy
We all shall meet in Heav’n.

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