The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6582

6582. That Beautiful Land

1. I have heard of a land
On a far away strand,
In the Bible the story is told,
Where no cares ever come,
Neither darkness nor gloom,
And nothing shall ever grow old.

Refrain
In that beautiful land,
On the faraway strand,
There awaits us a robe and a crown;
In that city, we’re told,
The streets are pure gold,
And the sunlight shall never go down.

2. There are evergreen trees
That bend low in the breeze,
And their fruitage is brighter than gold;
There are harps for our hands,
In that fairest of lands,
And nothing shall ever grow old. [Refrain]

3. There’s a home in that land,
At the Father’s right hand;
There are mansions whose joys are untold;
There the ransomed will sing
Round the throne of their King,
And nothing shall ever grow old. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I have heard of a land
• Title: That Beautiful Land
• Author: Mrs. F. A. F. Wood White (1889)
• Refrain First Line: In that beautiful land
• Language: English
• Source: Public Domain
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The song "Ne­ver Grow Old" has ve­ry sim­i­lar words and al­most ident­i­cal mu­sic. It is un­clear which song came first.

Tune Information

• Name: [I have heard of a land]
• Composer: J. M. Hagan
• Incipit: 12231 34545 35561
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain