The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12143

12143. The Soul's Bright Land Above

1 There is a land where shines the light
Of God’s eternal love,
The sacred realm of holy joy,
The soul’s bright land above.

Refrain:
O that lovely, land, the summer land,
The land beyond the Jordan’s strand;
O that lovely, lovely land,
The golden summer land,
The soul’s bright land above.

2 There Christ the Lord triumphant reigns,
And saints before Him fall;
They shout aloud redeeming grace,
And hail Him Lord of all. [Refrain]

3 There tears are wiped from every eye,
And every pain is o’er;
And hearts that here in sorrow bled
Shall feel its throb no more. [Refrain]

4 Tho’ faith may soar above the clouds
To reach that land so fair,
Yet who can tell the pure delight
Of those who enter there? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There is a land where shines the light
• Title: The Soul's Bright Land Above
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby
• Refrain First Line: O that lovely, land, the summer land
• Language: English
• Source: The Glad Refrain, by Robert Lowry and W. H. Doane (New York: Biglow & Main Company, 1886)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Some hymnals show the author as Grace Tureman, one of Crosby's pseudonyms

Tune Information

• Name: [There is a land where shines the light]
• Composer: William Howard Doane
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain