LYRICS
| Meter: |
| | Writer(s): | Mary Leslie
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: |
| | Bible Refs: | Is 27:12
| Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
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| 1177
| The Church Hymnal for the Christian Year
| 1917
| 751
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MUSIC
Sacred Songs & Solos: Revised and enlarg
| 1177
| A
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| 1. They are gathering homeward
from ev’ry land,
One by one, one by one;
As their weary feet
touch the shiding strand,
Yes, one by one.
Their brows are enclosed
in a golden crown,
Their travel-stained garments
are all laid down;
And clothed in white raiment
they rest in the mead,
Where the Lamb doth love
His saints to lead.
Refrain.
Gath’ng home, gath’ring home,
Fording the river, one by one,
Gath’ng home, gath’ring home,
Yes, one by one,
2. We, too, shall come to the river side,
One by one, one by one;
We are nearer its waters each eventide,
Yes, one by one.
To some are the floods of the river still,
As they ford on their way
to the heavenly hill!
To others the waves run
fiercely and wild,
Yet they reach the home
of the undefiled.
Refrain.
Gath’ng home, gath’ring home,
Fording the river, one by one,
Gath’ng home, gath’ring home,
Yes, one by one,
3. Jesus, Redeemer, we look to Thee,
One by one, one by one;
We lift up our voices tremblingly,
Yes, one by one.
The waves of the river
are dark and cold,
But we know the place
where our feet shall hold;
O Thou, who didst pass
through in deepest midnight,
Now guide us, and send us
the staff and light.
Refrain.
Gath’ng home, gath’ring home,
Fording the river, one by one,
Gath’ng home, gath’ring home,
Yes, one by one,
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