Fair as the Morning. Hymns and Tunes for Praise in the Sunday-School ‎#24

24. That Beautiful Dream

1 ‘Twas night and all around was still;
I lay upon my bed;
I dreamed death’s portals I had past
And was among the dead;
I heard the trump of God resound
The dead in Christ to raise;
I saw the saints prepared to shout
Our blest Redeemer’s praise.

Refrain:
O that beautiful, beautiful dream!
O that beautiful, beautiful dream!
Dear Lord, shall it be, all my loved ones I’ll see
As they were in that beautiful dream?

2 The sweetest voice fell on mine ear,
It thrilled mine inmost soul:
“Arise, my love, and come away
Unto thy promised goal.”
I looked, I saw, I cannot tell,
There’s nothing will compare;
I saw my Saviour glorified,
And loved ones gathered there. [Refrain]

3 I dreamed I saw the jasper walls
And streets of purest gold,
And all the saints of God were there
Those beauties to behold.
I heard the welcome plaudit giv’n,
“Come, all ye blessed, come;
Rejoice, rejoice for evermore,
In this thy heavenly home.” [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: 'Twas night and all around was still
• Title: That Beautiful Dream
• Author: W. E. P.
• Refrain First Line: O that beautiful, beautiful dream!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1891
• Topic: Heavenly Vision

Tune Information

• Name: ['Twas night and all around was still]
• Composer: W. E. Penn