In the plea­sant land of Hea­ven,
From all earth’s sad doubts and fears,
Where there ne­ver comes a sor­row,
Thro’ the great eter­nal years;
Where the dear ones, bright and bless­èd,
Walk the qui­et wa­ters nigh,
In the plea­sant land of Hea­ven,
Will you meet me by and by?

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O the plea­sant land, O the plea­sant land,
Land be­yond earth’s cloud­ed sky
In that good­ly land, in that good­ly land,
Will you meet me by and by?

In the plea­sant land of Hea­ven,
All our thought shall be in love;
Every good af­fect­ion guide us,
In our hap­py home above;
All our way shall end in bright­ness,
There is no o’er­cloud­ed sky;
In the plea­sant land of Hea­ven,
Will you meet me by and by?

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In the plea­sant land of Hea­ven,
Oh, what rap­tures wait us there!
By the life stream ev­er flow­ing,
Thro’ the ci­ty won­drous fair;
Sweet the hap­py an­gel voic­es,
Glad the strain they raise on high,
In the plea­sant land of Hea­ven,
Will you meet me by and by?

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