Shall We Gather At The River?

Words:
Robert Lowry
Music:
Robert Lowry

Sheet music

  1. 1Shall we gather at the river,Where bright angel feet have trod,With its crystal tide foreverFlowing by the throne of God?Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river,Gather with the saints at the river,That flows by the throne of God.
  2. 2On the margin of the river,Washing up its silver spray,We will talk and worship ever,All the happy, golden day.Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river,Gather with the saints at the river,That flows by the throne of God.
  3. 3On the bosom of the river,Where the Savior-King we own,We shall meet, and sorrow never‘Neath the glory of the throne.Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river,Gather with the saints at the river,That flows by the throne of God.
  4. 4Ere we reach the shining river,Lay we ev’ry burden down;Grace our spirits will deliver,And provide a robe and crown.Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river,Gather with the saints at the river,That flows by the throne of God.
  5. 5At the smiling of the riverRippling with the Savior’s face,Saints whom death will never severLift their songs of saving grace.Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river,Gather with the saints at the river,That flows by the throne of God.
  6. 6At the smiling of the river,Mirror of the Savior’s face,Saints whom death will never severLift their songs of saving grace.Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river,Gather with the saints at the river,That flows by the throne of God.

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1864, the words are in 871 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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