The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#621

621. There's a Land That Is Fairer Than Day

1 There's a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.

Refrain:
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore,
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

2 We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blest,
And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest. [Refrain]

3 To our bountiful Father above
We will offer our tribute of praise
For the glorious gift of His love,
And the blessings that hallow our days. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: There's a land that is fairer than day
• Title: There's a Land That Is Fairer Than Day
• Author: S. Fillmore Bennett
• Refrain First Line: In the sweet by and by
• Meter: 9 9, 9 9. With Refrain.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Last Things: Heaven
• Copyright: By permission of Oliver Ditson Co., owners of copyright.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SWEET BY AND BY
• Composer: Joseph Philbrick Webster (1868)
• Meter: 9 9, 9 9. With Refrain.
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.