Living Hymns ‎#167

167. Press Onward

1 We are looking away from the vale of time,
Beyond the sea, the rolling sea,
Where the beautiful hills of a purer clime
Are blooming for you and for me.

Chorus:
Press onward, press onward
To meet our Saviour there;
Press onward, press onward,
A robe and crown to wear.
Press onward, press onward
To meet our Saviour there;
Press onward, press onward,
A robe and crown to wear.

2 We are passing away like the spring-time flowers
And birds that sing on airy wing;
But we dream of the splendor of radiant bowers
Where music forever shall ring. [Chorus]

3 We are floating away like the clouds of gold
That softly rest on evening’s breast;
But the portals of joy we shall soon behold,
And dwell with the happy and blest. [Chorus]

4 We are gliding away where the morning light
Shall break and rise o’er cloudless skies,
While its glories shall banish the shades of night,
And fill us with joyful surprise. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: We are looking away from the vale of time
• Title: Press Onward
• Author: Jennie Garnett
• Refrain First Line: Press onward, press onward
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Copyright: Copyright, 1884, by John J. Hood

Tune Information

• Name: [We are looking away from the vale of time]
• Composer: Adam Geibel
• Key: C Major