The Hymnal ‎#432

432. We know not a voice of that river

1 We know not a voice of that river,
If vocal or silent it be,
Where forever and ever and ever
It flows to no sea.

2 More deep than the seas is that river,
More full than their manifold tides,
Where forever and ever and ever
It flows and abides.

3 O goodly the banks of that river,
O goodly the fruits that they bear,
Where forever and ever and ever
It flows and is fair.

4 For lo! on each bank of that river,
The tree that is life-giving grows,
Where forever and ever and ever
The pure river flows.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: We know not a voice of that river
• Author: Christina G. Rossetti (1893)
• Meter: 9. 8. 10. 5.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Scripture:
  Revelation 22:1
• Topic: The Life Everlasting; Eternal Life; Funeral Services; Heaven; Immortal Life
• Copyright: Words used by permission of The MacMillan Company.

Tune Information

• Name: ACHNASHEEN
• Composer: Charles H. Lloyd (1903)
• Meter: 9. 8. 10. 5.
• Incipit: 56532 12433 21767
• Key: E♭ Major