1 Travel onward and be true,
For the Lord depends on you,
And the glory day is coming, coming soon;
Ever bravely battle on,
Till the crown of life is won,
For the glory day is coming, coming soon.
Refrain:
On, the glory day is coming, coming soon;
Yes, the glory day is coming very soon;
Bravely carry on the fight,
Daily spread the gospel light,
For the glory day is coming, coming soon.
2 Labor on in faith and love,
Sure that Jesus reigns above,
And the glory day is coming, coming soon;
Help the weary on the way
To the realms of endless day,
For the glory day is coming, coming soon. [Refrain]
3 Pearly gates and mansions bright
Very soon will greet our sight,
For the glory day is coming, coming soon;
Soon our happy souls shall view
Jesus our Redeemer, too,
For the glory day is coming, coming soon. [Refrain]
Source: His Worthy Praise #80
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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