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Waiting By The River
Author: Mary P. Griffin Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 44 hymnals First Line: We are waiting by the river Refrain First Line: We are waiting by the river Lyrics: 1 We are waiting by the river,
We are waiting on the shore,
Only waiting for the boatman,
Soon he’ll come to bear us o’er.
Refrain:
We are waiting by the river,
We are waiting on the shore,
Only waiting for the boatman,
Soon he’ll come to bear us o’er.
2 Though the mist hang o’er the river,
And its billows loudly roar,
Yet we hear the song of angels,
Wafted on the other shore. [Refrain]
3 From the bright celestial city,
We have caught such radiant gleams,
Of its towers like dazzling sunlight,
With its sweet and peaceful streams. [Refrain]
4 He has called for many a loved one,
We have seen them leave our side,
With our Savior we shall meet them,
When we, too, have crossed the tide. [Refrain]
5 When we’ve passed that vale of shadows,
With its dark and chilling tide;
In that bright and glorious city
We shall evermore abide. [Refrain] Used With Tune: THESSALONIKI Text Sources: The Sabbath School Gem by Asa Hull (Boston: H. V. Degen & Son, 1863)
Waiting By The River
Waiting By the River
Author: Mary P. Griffin Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Tho' the mist hang o'er the river Refrain First Line: We are waiting by the river Lyrics: 1 Tho’ the mist hang o’er the river,
And its billows loudly roar,
Yet we hear the song of angels,
Wafted from the other shore.
Chorus:
We are waiting by the river,
We are watching on the shore,—
Only waiting for the angels;
Soon they’ll come to bear us o’er.
2 And the bright celestial city,
We have caught such radiant gleams
Of its tow’rs, like dazzling sunlight,
With its sweet and peaceful streams. [Chorus]
3 He has called for many a lov’d one;
We have seen them leave our side;
With our Saviour we shall meet them,
When we too have crossed the tide. [Chorus]
4 When we’ve passed that vale of shadows,
With its dark and chilling tide,
In that bright celestial city
We shall evermore abide. [Chorus]
5 Pain nor sickness ne’er shall enter;
Grief nor woe my lot shall share;
But in that celestial center
I a crown of life shall wear. [Chorus]
Used With Tune: [Tho' the mist hang o'er the river]
Waiting By the River
