Shall We Gather at the River?
Words by Robert Lowry (1826–1899) · Public domain
Shall We Gather at the River?
Words: Robert Lowry (1826–1899)
The words
- 1
Stanza 1. Shall we gather at the riverWhere bright angel feet have trod;With its crystal tide foreverFlowing by the throne of God?
Chorus
Yes, we’ll gather at the river,The beautiful, the beautiful river;Gather with the saints at the riverThat flows by the throne of God.
- 2
Stanza 2. On the margin of the river,Washing up its silver spray,We will walk and worship ever,All the happy golden day.
- 3
Stanza 3. Ere we reach the shining river,Lay we ev’ry burden down;Grace our spirits will deliver,And provide a robe and crown
- 4
Stanza 4. Soon we’ll reach the shining river,Soon our pilgrimage will cease,Soon our happy hearts will quiverWith the melody of peace.
The chorus is sung after each stanza.
Text as printed in Christ in Song (Revised and Enlarged), 1908, no. 907. Public domain. www.praylock.com/hymnal/shall-we-gather-at-the-river
About this text
- Credited in 1908 as
- R. L
- Public domain
- Printed in 1908; the writer died in 1899, more than 100 years ago.
Notes on this text
- Words and music by Robert Lowry, credited in 1908 as “R. L.” (words) and “Rev. Robert Lowry” (music).
- Stanza 3 has no closing punctuation in the 1908 print.
- The 1908 line “Copyright property of Mary Runyon Lowry” covers that printing of the music, which isn’t on this page.
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