Scripture Verse

There remains…a rest to the people of God. Hebrews 4:9

Introduction

Words: Da­ni­el H. Ben­der, in Life Songs, ed­it­ed by John D. Brunk & Sam­uel F. Coff­man (Scott­dale, Penn­syl­van­ia: Men­non­ite Pub­lish­ing House, 1916), num­ber 181.

Music: Jo­han­an (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know the com­pos­er’s name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Daniel H. Bender (1866–1945)

Lyrics

There’s a land where all are blest,
Land of love,
Where re­deemed ones are at rest,
Land of love;
There we’ll sing our Sav­ior’s praise,
In trans­cend­ent, joy­ful lays,
Throughout cease­less, heav’n­ly days,
Land of love.

Refrain

Land of love, land of love,
Throughout cease­less, heav’n­ly days,
Land of love,
In trans­cend­ent, joy­ful lays,
We will sing our Sav­ior’s praise,
Throughout cease­less heav’n­ly days,
Land of love.

There amid ce­les­ti­al green,
Land of love,
Viewing glo­ries here un­seen,
Land of love;
We shall cease from toil and care,
Bask in ge­ni­al, frag­rant air,
Dwell with an­gels bright and fair,
Land of love.

Refrain

With the ran­somed gone before,
Land of love,
Gathered on the gold­en shore,
Land of love;
We shall sit at Je­sus’ feet,
And love’s tri­bute oft re­peat,
There our rest will be com­plete,
Land of love.

Refrain