I Shall Be There

There is a land

a beau­te­ous land

Where ran­somed saints in glo­ry stand;

And songs of rap­ture fill the air

Oh! tell me

Lord

shall I be there?

Shall I be there

shall I be there

And in those songs of rap­ture share?

Shall I be there

shall I be there

Oh! tell me

Lord

shall I be there?

Shall I those glo­ries e’er be­hold

Those pear­ly gates and streets of gold

A crown of glo­ry shall I wear?

Oh! tell me

Lord

shall I be there?

That glo­ri­ous land

when shall I see?

Oh! is that bless­èd place for me?

Is there a crown for me to wear?

Shall I in­deed

O Lord

be there?

Whene’er my wan­der­ings here shall cease

Receive me into per­fect peace

And may Thy voice to me de­clare

Oh! yes

My child

thou shalt be there!

I shall be there

I shall be there

And in those songs of rap­ture share;

I shall be there

I shall be there

Through faith in God

I shall be there.