Scripture Verse

In My Father’s house are many mansions. John 14:2

Introduction

Words: Em­ma F. Pitt, in Our Sab­bath Home, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney & Will­iam Kirk­pat­rick (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: John J. Hood, 1884), pag­es 66–67.

Music: Will­iam J. Kirk­pat­rick (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
William J. Kirkpatrick
(1838–1921)

Lyrics

I hope to meet you all in glo­ry,
When the storms of life are o’er;
I hope to tell the dear old sto­ry,
On the bless­èd shin­ing shore.

Refrain

On the shin­ing shore,
On the gold­en strand,
In our Fa­ther’s home,
In the hap­py land:
I hope to meet you there,
I hope to meet you there—
A crown of vic­to­ry wear—
In glo­ry.

I hope to meet you all in glo­ry,
By the tree of life so fair;
I hope to praise our dear Re­deem­er
For the grace that brought me there.

Refrain

I hope to meet you all in glo­ry,
Round the Sav­ior’s throne above;
I hope to join the ran­somed ar­my
Singing now re­deeming love.

Refrain

I hope to meet you all in glo­ry,
When my work on earth is o’er;
I hope to clasp your hands re­joic­ing
On the bright eter­nal shore.

Refrain