There remaineth…a rest to the people of God.
Hebrews 4:9
Words & Music: Mary W. Ehlers, in The Golden Rule, by Solomon W. Straub (Cincinnati, Ohio: John Church, 1872), number 94 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Ehlers (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
There are gates of pearl, and a crystal sea,
And streets of gold, we may wander free;
There’s a home of joy, and radiance fair,
That beautiful home, oh, may we share.
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May we dwell in that peaceful clime,
And sing on that golden shore,
The praises of Jesus, our Savior,
Who loveth us evermore.
There’s a robe of white, and a crown of gold;
There are joys unfading, and pleasures untold;
There’s a sound of harp and heavenly song,
O may we join that glorious throng.
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There the ransomed dwell in glorious light,
Where comes no pain, where comes no night;
There the weary rest, all wanderings cease;
O may we share in that perfect peace.
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