Climbing the Golden Stairs

There is a heav­en­ly land

There is a beau­ti­ful strand

Where com­eth no­thing to cause des­pair;

And with a won­der­ful flight

We’ll reach a nob­ler height

With an­gels climb­ing the gold­en stairs.

Behold a beck­on­ing hand

List to the an­gel­ic band

In Heav’n we’ll nev­er know pain nor care;

We’ll walk the beau­ti­ful street

Blest thought

so won­drous­ly sweet!

With an­gels climb­ing the gold­en stairs.

While on our pil­grim­age here

We’ll meet with tri­als sev­ere;

The road

it seem­eth

is sown in tares;

Yet

thro’ God’s won­der­ful love

We’ll reach the ci­ty above

With an­gels climb­ing the gold­en stairs.

Come

let us sing and be glad

No cause we have to be sad

For Christ our ev­ery sor­row shares;

There with the glo­ri­fied throng

We’ll sing a beau­ti­ful song

With an­gels climb­ing the gold­en stairs.