The city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation 21:23
Words: John Coblentz, in Onward and Upward No. 2, by William T. Giffe & Ephraim T. Hildebrand (Logansport, Indiana: Home Music, 1900), number 130.
Music: Fred Coblentz (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of John or Fred Coblentz (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
There is a city bright and fair,
In the glory land;
Where joyful praises fill the air,
In the glory land.
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In the glory land, bright glory land,
In the glory land so fair;
Where joyful praises fill the air,
In the glory land.
Where never cometh any night
In the glory land;
For God the Father is the light,
In the glory land.
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And there my Savior now doth wait
In the glory land,
To meet us at the golden gate,
In the glory land.
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