The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13150

13150. There Is A Land Immortal

1 There is a land immortal,
The beautiful of lands;
Beside the ancient portal
A sentry grimly stands.
He only can undo it,
And open wide the door;
And mortals who pass through it,
Are mortals never more.

Refrain:
Oh beautiful, beautiful land!
Oh beautiful, beautiful land!
Amid its fields of glory
May we in safety stand.

2 That glorious land is Heaven,
And Death the sentry grim;
The Lord therefore has given
The opening keys to him.
And ransomed spirits, sighing
And sorrowful for sin,
Do pass the gate in dying,
And freely enter in. [Refrain]

3 Though dark and drear the passage
That leadeth to the gate,
Yet grace comes with the message,
To souls that watch and wait;
And, at the time appointed,
A messenger comes down,
And leads the Lord’s anointed
From cross to glory’s crown. [Refrain]

4 Their sighs are lost in singing,
They’re blessed in their tears;
Their journey heav’nward winging,
They leave to earth their fears.
Death like an angel seemeth—
"We welcome thee," they cry;
Their face with glory beameth—
’Tis life for them to die. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a land immortal
• Title: There Is A Land Immortal
• Author: George MacKellar
• Meter: 76.76.76.76.88.76
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Selected from Various Authors (New Berlin, PA: Henry Fisher, 1850)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: EWING by Alexander Ewing

Tune Information

• Name: BAR HARBOR
• Composer: George Frederick Root (1883)
• Meter: 76.76.76.76.88.76
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain