Library Home Page LCU Home Page

Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Shall we sing in heaven forever (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal

Date: 1871

Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee

Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall

First Line: Shall we sing in heaven forever

Topic: Present and Future/Heaven

Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>

Composer: W Bradbury

Meter:

Tune: Shall We Sing in Heaven

Hymn Number: 770

Page Number: 285, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Shall we sing in heaven for-ev-er,

Shall we sing?

Shall we sing?

Shall we sing in heaven forev-er

In that hap-py land?



Refrain- Yes! oh, yes! in that land, that happy land,

They that meet shall sing for-ev-er,

Far beyond the rolling riv-er,

Meet to sing and love for-ev-er

In that hap-py land.



Shall we know each other ever

In that land?

Shall we know each other ever

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

They that meet shall know each other, etc.



Shall we sing with holy angels

In that land?

Shall we sing with holy angels

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

Saints and angels sing forever, etc.



Shall we rest from care and sorrow

In that land?

Shall we rest from care and sorrow

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

They that meet shall rest forever, etc.



Shall we meet our dear lost children

In that land?

Shall we meet our dear lost children

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

Children meet and sing forever, etc.



Shall we meet our Christian parents 

In that land?

Shall we meet our Christian parents

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

Parents and children meet together, etc.



Shall we meet our faithful teachers

In that land?

Shall we meet our faithful teachers

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

Teachers and scholars meet together, etc.



Shall we know our blessed Savior

In that land?

Shall we know our blessed Savior

In that happy land?

Yes! oh yes! in that land, that happy land,

We shall know our blessed Savior,

Far beyond the rolling river,

Love and serve him there forever,

In that happy land.