BEAUTIFUL ISLE OF SOMEWHERE
"The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the
glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp." Revelation 21:23
Words: Jessie Brown Pounds, 1897. One Sunday morning, when she had
been married only a few weeks, Jessie was not feeling well, so her
husband, Rev. John Pounds, went to church without her (Central Christian
Church, Indianapolis, Indiana). Jessie stayed home and began meditating
on heaven. By the time her husband returned, Jessie had produced these
words.
Music: John Sylvester Fearis (1867-1932).
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 guerdon won.
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Somewhere the load is lifted,
Close by an open door;
Somewhere the clouds are rifted,
Somewhere the angels sing.
Refrain