1 I shall meet my Savior face to face,
When He calls me to my dwelling place,
I His nail-pierced hands in mine shall hold,
Some sweet daybreak, at the gates of gold.
Chorus:
I shall meet Him face to face;
I shall praise Him for His grace;
Yes, my Savior King I shall behold,
Some sweet daybreak, at the gates of gold.
2 I shall meet Him who has died for me,
Wounded hands and feet and side shall see,
Heav’nly splendors to my gaze unfold,
Some sweet daybreak, at the gates of gold. [Chorus]
3 I shall meet Him in that land of rest,
Dwell forever in my home so blest,
Joy eternal shall my soul enfold,
Some sweet daybreak, at the gates of gold. [Chorus]
Source: Inspiring Gospel Solos and Duets No. 1 #38
Pseudonym: James S. Apple.
James Rowe was born in England in 1865. He served four years in the Government Survey Office, Dublin Ireland as a young man. He came to America in 1890 where he worked for ten years for the New York Central & Hudson R.R. Co., then served for twelve years as superintendent of the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society. He began writing songs and hymns about 1896 and was a prolific writer of gospel verse with more than 9,000 published hymns, poems, recitations, and other works.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >
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