The Sinless Summerland
- Words:
- J. W. Welsh, Arranged
- Music:
- J. C. Bushey
Sheet music
- 1I am longing for the coming of the snow-white angel band,That shall bear my weary spiritTo the sinless summerland;As I tread the narrow pathway,Thru this thorny vale, I dreamOf the joys that ever brightenWhere the pearly waters gleam.I am longing(I am longing for the coming,) for the coming(I am longing for the coming)Of the snow-white(Of the snow-white angel band,) angel band,(Of the snow-white angel band,)That shall bear(That shall bear my weary spirit,) my weary spirit(That shall bear my weary spirit,)To that sinless summer-land.
- 2I am waiting for the signal that shall speak my full release,And present my welcome passportTo the realms of perfect peace;Yes, and when the weary sandalsAll the dusty way have trod,I shall sing among the angelsBy the golden throne of God.I am longing(I am longing for the coming,) for the coming(I am longing for the coming)Of the snow-white(Of the snow-white angel band,) angel band,(Of the snow-white angel band,)That shall bear(That shall bear my weary spirit,) my weary spirit(That shall bear my weary spirit,)To that sinless summer-land.
- 3I am longing to be going, yet my Father's kind commandBids me tarry 'mid the shadowsOf the misty, lower land;When my pilgrimage is endedI shall stem the turbid flood,And recline upon the bosomOf the spotless Son of God.I am longing(I am longing for the coming,) for the coming(I am longing for the coming)Of the snow-white(Of the snow-white angel band,) angel band,(Of the snow-white angel band,)That shall bear(That shall bear my weary spirit,) my weary spirit(That shall bear my weary spirit,)To that sinless summer-land.
In the hymnals
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