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Text:Shall We Meet?
Author:Horace L. Hastings
Tune:[Shall we meet beyond the river]
Composer:Elihu S. Rice

80. Shall We Meet?

1 Shall we meet beyond the river,
Where the surges cease to roll?
Where, in all the bright forever,
Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul?

Refrain:
Shall we meet, shall we meet,
Shall we meet beyond the river?
Shall we meet beyond the river,
Where the surges cease to roll?

2 Shall we meet in that blest harbor
When our stormy voyage is o'er?
Shall we meet and cast the anchor
By the fair, celestial shore? [Refrain]

3 Shall we meet in yonder city,
Where the towers of crystal shine?
Where the walls are all of jasper,
Built by workmanship divine? [Refrain]

4 Shall we meet with Christ our Savior,
When he comes to claim his own?
Shall we know his blessed favor,
And sit down upon his throne? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Shall we meet beyond the river
Title: Shall We Meet?
Author: Horace L. Hastings
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Shall we meet beyond the river]
Composer: Elihu S. Rice
Notes: Public Domain.



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