Wonderful Land Over There

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Never a burden of care and woe

Author: Birdie Bell
Tune: [Never a burden of care or woe]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Never a burden of care and woe,
Never a sorrow to bend us low,
Peace that is changeless our souls shall know
In that wonderful Land over there.

Chorus:
Wonderful Land of the bye-and by,
Beautiful Country beyond the sky,
Some day we’ll enter its gates on high,
In that wonderful Land over there.

2 Never a worry to grieve the heart,
Never a tear with its bitter smart,
Rapture eternal shall be our part
In that wonderful Land over there. [Chorus]

3 Never a night with the dreary glom,
Never a grave where the shadows loom,
Garden celestial where flowers bloom
In that wonderful Land over there. [Chorus]

4 Never to whisper a sad goodbye,
Never to utter a moan or sigh,
Joyful reunion beyond the sky
In that wonderful Land over there. [Chorus]

Source: Kingdom Songs: for use in the Sunday School, the young people's meeting, the devotional service #168

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Author: Birdie Bell

C. Louise Bell, also known a Birdie Bell, was born, raised and lived in New York city. She began writing hymns when she was sixteen years old. She is the author of more than 500 hymns, 200 religious poems, and 200 Christmas and Easter lyrics, as well as short stories, and articles. She wrote under the name of Birdie Bell, which is what her family called her. 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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