We Shall Reach the Sunny Shore

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We shall reach the sunny shore

Author: Robert Lowry
Tune: [We shall reach the sunny shore]
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 We shall reach the sunny shore,
By and by;
We shall sorrow never more,
By and by;
We shall walk with Him in white,
In the land of heavenly light;
We shall dwell with Him forever,
By and by.

2 When the race of life is run,
By and by;
And the crown of glory won,
By and by;
O how sweet to find a rest,
With our Lord, among the blest;
We shall dwell with Him forever,
By and by.

3 When the storms of earth are past,
By and by;
We shall be at home at last,
By and by;
But the sweetest joy will be,
When the face of Christ we see;
We shall dwell with Him forever,
By and by.

Source: Joyful Lays: a new collection of songs, prepared and adapted for the Sunday School #77

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Author: Robert Lowry

Robert Lowry was born in Philadelphia, March 12, 1826. His fondness for music was exhibited in his earliest years. As a child he amused himself with the various musical instruments that came into his hands. At the age of seventeen he joined the First Baptist Church of Philadelphia, and soon became an active worker in the Sunday-school as teacher and chorister. At the age of twenty-two he gave himself to the work of the ministry, and entered upon a course of study at the University of Lewisburg, Pa. At the age of twenty-eight he was graduated with the highest honors of his class. In the same year of his graduation, he entered upon the work of the ministry. He served as pastor at West Chester, Pa., 1851-1858; in New York City, 1859-1861;… Go to person page >

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