Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: There is a land of pleasure
Topic: The Christian Warfare
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Tune:
Hymn Number: 156
Page Number: 173, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThere is a land of pleasure,
Where peace and joy forever roll;
'Tis there I have my treasure,
And there I long to rest my soul:
Thick darkness dwelt around me,
With scarcely once a cheering ray;
But since my Saviour found me,
A lamp has shone along my way.
My way's beset with danger,
But 'tis the path that leads to God,
And like a valiant, soldier
I'll march along the heav'nly road:
Now I will gird my sword on,
My breastplate, helmet, and my shield,
And fight the host of Satan,
Until I gain the heav'nly field.
I'm on my way to Canaan,
Still guided by my Saviour's hand;
O come along, dear sinner,
And view Immanuel's happy land:
To all that stay behind me,
I bid a long, a long farewell;
O come, or you'll repeat it,
When you shall reach the gates of hell.
The vail of tears surrounds me
And Jordan's current rolls before;
Why should I fear or tremble
To hear the dismal waters roar?
His hand will then support me,
And keep my soul from sinking there,
From sinking down to darkness,
Into the regions of despair.
This stream shall not affright me,
Although 'tis deeper than the grave;
If Jesus stand beside me,
I'll smoothly ride o'er Jordan's wave.
His word has calm'd the ocean,
His lamp has cheer'd the gloomy vale,
O may this friend be with me
When thro' the gates of death I sail.
Then come, thou king of terrors,
And with thy dagger lay me low;
I'll sooner reach those mansions
Where everlasting pleasures flow.
O Christians, I must leave you,
No more to join your social band;
No more to stand beside you,
Till at the judgment seat we stand.
Soon the archangel's trumpet
Shall shake the globe from pole to pole,
And all the wheels of nature
Shall in a moment cease to roll;
Then we shall see our Jesus,
With shining ranks of angels, come
To execute his vengeance,
And take his ransom'd children home.