Scripture Verse

He will swallow up death forever. The sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces. Isaiah 25:7-8

Introduction

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Lizzie DeArmond (1847–1936)

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Words: Liz­zie De­Ar­mond, in Glad News, ed­it­ed by W. N Cook (Hud­son, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1916), num­ber 87.

Music: Mon­clo­va A. Q. Mc­Lean (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Lyrics

We shall meet be­yond the ri­ver,
We shall ga­ther there some day,
With the saints and sing­ing an­gels
Where all tears are wiped away.

Refrain

We shall meet be­yond the ri­ver,
On that bright ce­les­tial shore;
We shall meet be­yond the ri­ver,
Where we’ll praise Him ev­er­more.

We shall meet be­yond the ri­ver,
If our spir­its are made whole;
We shall meet the star­ry crowned ones
In the king­dom of the soul.

Refrain

We shall meet be­yond the ri­ver,
Where the fade­less land­scapes lie;
Where the holy, hap­py dwell­ers
Ne’er shall part, and ne’er shall die.

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