Bible Songs — Funeral Occasions
Beyond the River
Shall we meet beyond the river,
- No. 1370
- Tune BEYOND THE RIVER.
- Music David A. Warden.
- Key C major
- Singing key B♭ major
- Time 4/4
- 1 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenShall we meet beyond the river,Where the surges cease to roll,Where in all the bright forever,Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul?Shall we meet? Yes! beyond the river.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: hymn number «1370» (large, left), title «BEYOND THE RIVER.» centred (condensed capitals and small capitals — the same title as 1369 above it), «DAVID A. WARDEN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals); footer «By permission.» centred under the last system, above the folio «579». No author of the words, no meter, no stanza number; ONE line of words between the staves of the two systems. The words are the first stanza of 1368/1369 (with «roll,» — comma — where 1369 has «roll?») and a last line of its own. Words set close for want of room are spaced; «Sorrow» is printed unbroken; spelling and punctuation are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Bible Songs — Funeral Occasions · No. 1370 · printed page 579
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-07
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