'We shall meet beyond the river' by Rev. John Atkinson, D.D., 1867
- This version of the hymn by Rev. John Atkinson, D.D. was published in GOSPEL
HYMNS CONSOLIDATED, EMBRACING NUMBERS 1,2,3 AND 4 WITHOUT DUPLICATES,
1883. New York :Biglow & Main; Cincinnati : John Church & Co. with music
by Hubert P. Main. The hymn was originally published elsewhere without permission
or attribution. According to Samuel W. Duffield in ENGLISH HYMNS THEIR
AUTHORS AND HISTORY, 1888. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, this hymn has
been frequently revised by different hands. The four original verses prefered
by the author were published in ENGLISH HYMNS and follow an image
of the hymn with music by Hubert P. Main:
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Rev. John Atkinson's preferred verses to his hymn:
"We shall meet beyond the river"
- We shall meet beyond the river,
- By and by,
- And the darkness will be over,
- By and by:
- With the toilsome journey done,
- And the glorious battle won,
- We shall shine forth as the sun,
- By and by.
- We shall wake the harps of glory,
- By and by:
- We shall sing the 'old, old story,"
- By and by:
- And the strains, forevermore,
- Shall be wafted o'er and o'er
- Yonder everlasting shore,
- By and by.
- We shall rest from tribulations,
- By and by:
- And from labor and temptation,
- By and by:
- Then these worn and weary feet
- Shall walk on the golden street;
- Old companions we shall greet,
- By and by.
We shall rise from death victorious,
- By and by:
- And receive a crown all glorious,
- By and by:
- All the storms and billows passed,
- And the anchor safely cast,
- We shall meet in Heaven at last,
- By and by.
-Ann M. Atkinson Sawusch 20-October-2000
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