There's a bright land

Every morning the rosy sun rises

Author: Cecil F. Alexander
Tune: [Every morning the rosy sun]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Every morn the rosy sun
Rises warm and bright;
Then the evening cometh on,
And the dark, cold night:
But there is a bright land far away,
Where is never-ending day;
Yes there is a bright land far away,
Where is never-ending day.

2 Every spring the sweet young flow’rs
Open fresh and gay;
Till the chilly autumn hours
Wither them away:
But there is a land we have not seen,
Where the trees are always green;
Yes there is a land we have not seen,
Where the trees are always green.

3 Little birds sing songs of praise
All the summer long;
Then in colder, shorter days
They forget their song:
But there is a place where angels sing
Ceaseless praises to their King;
Yes there is a place where angels sing
Ceaseless praises to their King.

4 Christ our Lord is ever near
Those who follow him;
Yet we cannot see him here,
For our eyes are dim:
But there is a blissful, happy place
Where we all may see his face;
Yes there is a blissful, happy place
Where we all may see his face.

Source: Wondrous Love: A Collection of Songs and Services for Sunday Schools #133

Author: Cecil F. Alexander

Alexander, Cecil Frances, nee Humphreys. second daughter of the late Major John Humphreys, Miltown House, co. Tyrone, Ireland, b. 1823, and m. in 1850 to the Rt. Rev. W. Alexander, d.d., Bishop of Derry and Raphoe. Mrs. Alexander's hymns and poems number nearly 400. They are mostly for children, and were published in her Verses for Holy Seasons, with Preface by Dr. Hook, 1846; Poems on Subjects in the Old Testament, pt. i. 1854, pt. ii. 1857; Narrative Hymns for Village Schools, 1853; Hymns for Little Children, 1848; Hymns Descriptive and Devotional, 1858; The Legend of the Golden Prayers 1859; Moral Songs, N.B.; The Lord of the Forest and his Vassals, an Allegory, &c.; or contributed to the Lyra Anglicana, the S.P.C.K. Psalms and Hymns, Hy… Go to person page >

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First Line: Every morning the rosy sun rises
Title: There's a bright land
Author: Cecil F. Alexander

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Instances (4)TextImageAudioScore
Sunday School Service Book and Hymnal #163Image
Wondrous Love: A Collection of Songs and Services for Sunday Schools #133TextImageAudio
The Alleluia: a collection of hymns and tunes for the church scool, and the mid-week meeting #14Image
The Hymnary with Tunes: a collection of music for Sunday schools #144Image