Scripture Verse

The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. Revelation 14:2

Introduction

Words: Will H. Gar­ey, 1898.

Music: An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Oft I’ve heard my mo­ther tell
Of a home she loved so well,
And her last words soft­ly fell,
I’ll be there!
Where the an­gels sweetl­y sing,
And their harps with mu­sic ring,
In the pa­lace of the King,
I’ll be there.

Refrain

I’ll be there, yes I’ll be there,
I’ll be there, yes I’ll be there,
Where the an­gels sweet­ly sing,
And their harps with mu­sic ring,
In the pa­lace of the King,
I’ll be there.

Just across the crys­tal sea,
Mother’s sweet­ly call­ing me,
And my an­swer soon shall be,
I’ll be there;
What a meet­ing that will be,
When my mo­ther’s face I see,
For ’tis ’thro eter­ni­ty,
I’ll be there.

Refrain

Over on the peace­ful shore,
There my Sav­ior I’ll adore,
With His hand to guide me o’er,
I’ll be there!
With the an­gels’ hap­py band,
We will walk the gold­en strand,
In that fair and hap­py land,
I’ll be there.

Refrain

Angels watch the pear­ly gate,
There’s a mes­sage to relate,
I’ve not long on earth to wait,
I’ll be there;
Up the glit­ter­ing streets I’ll wend,
There to meet de­part­ed friend,
In a world that ne’er shall end,
I’ll be there.

Refrain