O That Land

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Yonder are the golden gates

Author: Charles Price Jones
Tune: [Yonder are the golden gates]
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 Yonder are the golden gates,
Opened wide to me;
Yonder golden mansions bright,
Lo, by faith I see;
Yonder is the river clear,
Flowing from the Throne,
And this vision beautiful
Bids me hasten on.

Refrain:
O that land by faith I see,
Glorious home of all the blest,
Blessed land prepared for me;
There some day my soul shall rest.
O that land, by faith I see,
Blessed land prepared for me;
Glorious home of all the blest,
There some day my soul shall rest, yes,
There some day; my soul shall rest.

2 Yonder are the streets of gold,
Trod by saintly feet;
There exultant patriarchs'
Happy prophets greet;
Saints redeemed by Jesus' blood
Praise their Lord who died,
From earth's cares forever free.
Happy they abide. [Refrain]

3 Yonder stands the tree of life
By the river's brink;
There the ransomed taste the fruit
And the waters drink;
Hark! what music greets my ear,
Harps and organs play!
I shall also join them there
Some bright happy day. [Refrain]

Source: His Fullness Songs #330

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Author: Charles Price Jones

Charles Price Jones born December 9, 1865, near Rome, Georgia. He grew up in Kingston, Georgia, and attended the Baptist church. He was converted in 1884 while living in Cat Island, Arkansas. In 1885 he was called to the ministry and began preaching. In 1888 he attended Arkansas Baptist College and taught school in Grant County, Arkansas. He preached and pastored several Baptist churches. After asking God for a deeper experience of grace and fasting and praying for three days, Jones experienced a closeness with God, and in 1895, along with other Baptist holiness adherents, who taught that a second work of grace can cleanse the Christian of original sin. They started a holiness movement in the Baptist church, and he began teaching holiness i… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Yonder are the golden gates
Title:	O That Land
Author:	Charles Price Jones
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O that land by faith I see
Copyright:	Public Domain