#81 - We Shall Meet Beyond the River

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• Composer:
  • Hubert Platt Main

    • #58 - In the Silent Midnight Watches
    • #81 - We Shall Meet Beyond the River
    • #654 - The Bright Forever
    • #731 - Blessed Rock

    (1839-1925), 1867
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• Incipit: 511713323453121511713323453121
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• Lyrics:
  We shall meet beyond the river,
  By and by,
  And the darkness will be over,
  By and by:
  With the toilsome journey done,
  And the glorious battle won,
  We shall shine forth as the sun,
  By and by.
  
  We shall wake the harps of glory,
  By and by:
  We shall sing the “old, old story”,
  By and by:
  And the strains, forevermore,
  Shall be wafted o'er and o'er
  Yonder everlasting shore,
  By and by.
  
  We shall rest from tribulation,
  By and by:
  And from labor and temptation,
  By and by:
  Then these worn and weary feet
  Shall walk on the golden street;
  Old companions we shall greet,
  By and by.
  
  We shall rise from death victorious,
  By and by:
  And receive a crown all glorious,
  By and by:
  All the storms and billows passed,
  And the anchor safely cast,
  We shall meet in Heaven at last,
  By and by.
  
  
  • John Atkinson (1835-1877), 1867
• See also:
  • #80 - Shall we Meet Beyond the River