Scripture Verse

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb. Revelation 15:3

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: C. F. Leftwich, in The Brill­iant, edited by Wil­liam T. Giffe (In­di­ana­po­lis, In­di­ana: 1874), num­ber 30 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

Far, far away in the re­gions im­mor­tal,
Jesus, our Sav­ior, waits us there;
Waits to re­ceive us at the pear­ly por­tals,
With the shin­ing an­gels in the air.

Refrain

They are wait­ing for us there;
They are wait­ing for us there;
They are wait­ing for us there,
In that hap­py land so bright and fair.

There are our friends who have passed on be­fore us,
Waiting to bid us wel­come there;
Waiting with robes and crowns all vic­tor­ious,
In that hap­py land so bright and fair.

Refrain

Oh, may we each one be rea­dy to meet them,
Meet in that sweet ce­les­ti­al clime;
Meet there to sing our great Re­deem­er’s prais­es,
Meet to sing our Sav­ior’s love di­vine.

Refrain