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Author: Anonymous Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky Refrain First Line: In that beautiful land Lyrics: 1 There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky, And Jesus, my Savior, is there; He has gone to prepare me a home on high— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! Refrain: In that beautiful land, Where the angels stand, We shall meet, we shall meet, We shall meet in that beautiful land. 2 I have friends who have gone to that land on high, They are free from all sorrow and care; And I trust I shall meet them above the sky— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! [Refrain] 3 We shall meet in that beautiful land on high, And be with the bright and the fair; Where the waters of life sweetly murmur by— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky] Text Sources: The New Starry Crown by Aldine S. Kieffer (Singer's Glen, Va: Ruebush, Kieffer, 1877)

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[There's a beautiful land far beyond the sky]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: H. E. Engle Incipit: 12333 36653 31233 Used With Text: The Beautiful Land

[There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: R. A. Glenn Incipit: 55132 15561 51233 Used With Text: Beautiful Land

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That Beautiful Land

Author: H. E. Engle Hymnal: Gospel Jewels #29 (1890) First Line: There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky Refrain First Line: In that beautiful land Lyrics: 1 There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky, And Jesus, my Saviour, is there; He has gone to prepare me a home on high— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! Refrain: In that beautiful land, In that beautiful land, Where the angels stand, We shall meet, We shall meet, We shall meet in that beautiful land. 2 I have friends who have gone to that land on high, They are free from all sorrow and care; And I trust I shall meet them above the sky— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! [Refrain] 3 We shall meet in that beautiful land on high, And be with the bright and the fair; Where the waters of life sweetly murmur by— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky]

Beautiful Land

Author: Anon. Hymnal: Pearls of Praise #52 (1893) First Line: There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky Refrain First Line: In that beautiful land, beautiful land Lyrics: 1 There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky, And Jesus my Savior is there; He has gone to prepare me a home on high; Oh! how sweet it will be to be there. Refrain: In that beautiful land, beautiful land, Where the angels, bright angels stand, Shall we meet, Shall we meet, And dwell with the bright, happy band? 2 I have friends who have gone to that land on high, They are free from sorrow and care, And I hope I shall meet them above the sky; Oh! I long, I long to be there. [Refrain] 3 Shall we meet in that beautiful land on high, And be with the ransomed so fair, Where the waters of life sweetly murmur by? Oh! how sweet it will be to be there. [Refrain] Scripture: John 14:2 Tune Title: [There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky]

That Beautiful Land

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #13935 First Line: There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky Refrain First Line: In that beautiful land Lyrics: 1 There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky, And Jesus, my Savior, is there; He has gone to prepare me a home on high— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! Refrain: In that beautiful land, Where the angels stand, We shall meet, we shall meet, We shall meet in that beautiful land. 2 I have friends who have gone to that land on high, They are free from all sorrow and care; And I trust I shall meet them above the sky— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! [Refrain] 3 We shall meet in that beautiful land on high, And be with the bright and the fair; Where the waters of life sweetly murmur by— Oh, I long, oh, I long to be there! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky]

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Anonymous

Author of "That Beautiful Land" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

R. A. Glenn

Composer of "[There’s a beautiful land far beyond the sky]" in Pearls of Praise Late 19th Century Glenn’s works include: New Melodies of Praise, with Aldine Kieffer (Singers Glen, Virginia: Ruebush, Kieffer & Company, 1877) The Song Victor for the Sunday School and Public School Use (Cincinnati, Ohio: F. W. Helmick, 1878) Purest Pearls, with G. Holmes & A. D. Kennedy (Cleveland, Ohio: J. H. Leslie, 1881) Joy and Praise for Sunday Schools, with Daniel Crist (Cincinnati, Ohio: H. L. Benham & Company, 1886) --www.hymntime.com/tch/