Sweet By and By

An old gospel song from 1868.
words by Sanford Fillmore Bennett
music by Joseph Philbrick Webster

The sheet music:

Sweet-By-and-By – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Sweet_By_And_By – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. There’s a land that is fairer than day
    And by faith we can see it afar
    For the Father waits over the way
    To prepare us a dwelling place there

Chorus
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore

  1. We shall sing on that beautiful shore
    The melodious songs of the blest
    And our spirits shall sorrow no more
    Not a sigh for the blessing of rest
  2. To our bountiful Father above
    We will offer our tribute of praise
    For the glorious gift of his love
    And the blessings that hallow our days

Sung here by Fred Feild: