A popular song from 1897.
words by Mrs. Jessie Brown Pounds
music by John Sylvester Fearis
A depiction of paradise. Written during a period of miserable winter weather. Compares the tribulations of earth to the rewards of heaven. Makes a good funeral song.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Somewhere the sun is shining
Somewhere the songbirds dwell
Hush then, thy sad repining
God lives, and all is well
Refrain
Somewhere, Somewhere
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere!
Land of the true, where we live anew
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere!
- Somewhere the day is longer
Somewhere the task is done
Somewhere the heart is stronger
Somewhere the guer donwon - Somewhere the load is lifted
Close by an open gate
Somewhere the clouds are rifted
Somewhere the angels wait
Sung here by Fred Feild: