There Is a Better World

There is a bet­ter world

they say

O so bright! O so bright!

Where sin and woe are done away

O so bright! O so bright!

And mu­sic fills the bal­my air

And an­gels with bright wings are there

And harps of gold and man­sions fair

O so bright! O so bright!

No clouds e’er pass along that sky

Happy land! Hap­py land!

No tear drops glist­en in the eye

Happy land! Hap­py land!

They drink the gush­ing streams of grace

And gaze up­on the Sav­ior’s face

Whose bright­ness fills the ho­ly place;

Happy land! Hap­py land!

And wick­ed things and beasts of prey

Come not there! Come not there!

And ruth­less death and fierce de­cay

Come not there! Come not there!

There all are ho­ly

all are good

But hearts un­washed in Je­sus’ blood

And guil­ty sin­ners un­re­newed

Come not there! Come not there!

And though we’re sin­ners ev­ery one

Jesus died! Je­sus died!

And though our crown of peace is gone

Jesus died! Je­sus died!

We may be cleansed from ev­ery stain

We may be crowned with bliss again

And in that land of glo­ry reign;

Jesus died! Je­sus died!