Scripture Verse

Ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. 1 Peter 5:4

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ro­bert Hark­ness, in The Pi­lot, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert H. Cole­man (Dal­las, Texas: Ro­bert H. Cole­man, 1922) (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Robert Harkness
(1880–1961)

Lyrics

Sometime all sor­rows will be o’er,
Sometime!
All earth­ly care be known no more!
Oh, what re­joic­ing on the gold­en shore,
Sometime, some­time soon!

Sometime our loved ones we shall greet,
Sometime!
When in the Fa­ther’s house we meet
Only to sit for­ev­er at His feet,
Sometime, some­time soon!

Sometime, when sets at last life’s sun,
Sometime!
Our jour­ney ended, la­bor done,
Oh, what a crown for ev­ery vic­t’ry won,
Sometime, some­time soon!

Sometime, I know not when ’twill be,
Sometime!
My Lord will come again for me,
Then I shall reign with Him eter­nal­ly.
Sometime, some­time soon!