Shall We Gather at the River?

Verse 1
Shall we ga­ther at the riv­er, (Ps. 46:4)
Where bright an­gel feet have trod,
With its crys­tal tide for­ev­er
Flowing by the throne of God? (Rev. 22:1-2, Ezek. 47:1-12)

Chorus
Yes, we’ll ga­ther at the riv­er,
The beau­ti­ful, the beau­ti­ful riv­er;
Gather with the saints at the riv­er
That flows by the throne of God. (Rev. 22:1-2, Ezek. 47:1-12)

Verse 2
On the mar­gin of the riv­er,
Washing up its sil­ver spray, (Rev. 22:1-2)
We will talk and wor­ship ever,
All the hap­py gold­en day.

Verse 3
Ere we reach the shin­ing riv­er,
Lay we ev­ery bur­den down;
Grace our spir­its will de­liv­er,
And pro­vide a robe and crown. (Isa. 61:10, Rev. 4:4)

Verse 4
At the smil­ing of the riv­er,
Mirror of the Sav­ior’s face, (Rev. 22:4, II Cor. 3:18)
Saints, whom death will nev­er sev­er, (Rom. 8:38-39, Rev. 21:4, Luke 20:36)
Lift their songs of sav­ing grace. (Col. 3:16, Eph. 2:5, Eph. 2:8-9)

Verse 5
Soon we’ll reach the sil­ver riv­er, (Rev. 22:1)
Soon our pil­grim­age will cease; (Heb. 11:13-16, I Pet. 2:11)
Soon our hap­py hearts will quiv­er (Isa. 35:10, Isa. 51:11)
With the me­lo­dy of peace. (Col. 3:15-16)