Scripture Verse

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

Introduction

Words: Lau­ra E. New­ell, in Song Land Mes­sen­ger No. 2, by An­th­ony J. Sho­wal­ter et al. (Dal­las, Tex­as & Dal­ton, Geor­gia: Sho­wal­ter-Lin­coln & A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1898), num­ber 243.

Music: R. H. Woods (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Laura E. Newell (1854–1916)

Lyrics

There’s love and peace and joy and rest,
Over on the gold­en shore;
The friends are there that we love best,
Over on the gold­en shore.

Refrain

Think of the meet­ing,
Over on the gold­en shore;
Picture the greet­ing,
Over on the gold­en shore.

Our trea­sures and our hearts are there,
Over on the gold­en shore;
Where all is bright and skies are fair,
Over on the gold­en shore.

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Our dear ones wait, who passed from sight,
Over on the gold­en shore;
But there with them we shall unite,
Over on the gold­en shore.

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They’re safe be­side the Fa­ther’s throne,
Over on the gold­en shore;
The Sav­ior claimed them for His own,
Over on the gold­en shore.

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At home with Christ we soon shall be,
Over on the gold­en shore;
And there His beau­ty we shall see,
Over on the gold­en shore.

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Then loy­al un­to Him who reigns,
Over on the gold­en shore;
We’ll praise our king whose love sus­tains,
Over on the gold­en shore.

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