The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12667

12667. Beyond The Hills

1 Above the fearful wrecks of time,
And discord of its angry words,
I hear the everlasting chime,
The music of unjarring chords.

Refrain:
Dear land, sweet land of song,
Where dwell the blood-washed throng;
Dear land beyond, to which I go,
That land of bliss I soon shall know.

2 O song of light and dawn of bliss,
Sound over earth and fill these skies,
Nor ever, ever, ever cease,
Thy soul entrancing melodies. [Refrain]

3 Glad song of this disburdened earth,
Which holy voices then shall sing,
Praise for creation’s second birth,
And glory to creation’s king. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Above the fearful wrecks of time
• Title: Beyond The Hills
• Author: Horatius Bonar (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: Dear land, sweet land of song
• Meter: 88.88.66.88
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Faith and Hope 2nd series (London, James Nisbet, 1861); Alt.: Precious Jewels by J. H. Leslie and R. B. Mahaffey (New York: C. M. Cady, 1878)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: POTOMAC
• Composer: Robert Griffin Staples (1878)
• Meter: 88.88.66.88
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain