I Shall Dwell Forever There

When the night is over and the shadows past

Author: A. H. Ackley
Tune: [When the night is over and the shadows past]
Published in 29 hymnals

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Representative Text

1. When the night is o’er and the shadows past,
And eternal dawn dispels the gloom of earthly care;
In the home of God I shall rest at last,
In the land of Eden I shall dwell forever there.

Refrain
I shall walk the streets of the city of God
With its tree of life so bright, so fair,
There will be no night—Jesus is the light,
I shall dwell forever there.

2. Tho’ my sky be filled with the clouds of time,
And my soul is burdened with forebodings of despair,
Yet, my heart is cheered, for the hope is mine,
If I trust in Jesus I shall dwell forever there. [Refrain]

3. How my heart will sing when I see the King,
For there is no sovereign that with Jesus can compare;
So the sacrifice of a life I’ll bring,
And with Him in glory, I shall dwell forever there. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #3049

Author: A. H. Ackley

Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When the night is over and the shadows past
Title: I Shall Dwell Forever There
Author: A. H. Ackley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: I shall walk the streets of the city of God
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #3049
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Instances

Instances (1 - 29 of 29)

Diamonds #d244

Divine Praise #d176

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Glad Tidings in Song #101

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Great Revival Hymns #6

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Great Revival Hymns No. 2 #6

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His Praise #144

Hymns for the People for Services of Song in Christian Work #d184

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Hymns of the Heart #5

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Inspiring Hymns #489

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Make Christ King #17

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New Songs for Service #83

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Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs for church, Sunday Schools and evangelistic services #62

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Select Revival Hymns #57

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Songs for Men #109

Songs for Men #109

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Songs for Service #32

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Songs of Conquest #25

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Songs of the Tabernacle #51

Standard Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #d357

Tabernacle Hymns #d75

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Tabernacle Hymns #47

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The Cyber Hymnal #3049

The Ham-Ramsay Revival Hymns, a Collection of High Class Gospel Music #d274

The Message in Song Nos. 1 & 2 #d247

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The Tabernacle Hymns #57

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The World Evangel #5

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Williston Hymns #11

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World Wide Revival Songs #135

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World-Wide Revival Hymns #69

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