In the sweet bye and bye hymn

Below are the In The Sweet By and By lyrics:

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.

Refrain:
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.

We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blessed;
And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.

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.

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In The Sweet By and By Hymn Story

In the Sweet By and By or The Sweet By and By is a collaboration between two friends Sanford Fillmore Bennett (1836-1898) and Joseph P Webster.

Stanford Fillmore Bennett provided the words while his friend Joseph P Webster provided the music.

This song was the result of an incident in their lives as friends. The account is described in Sanford Fillmore Bennett’s autobiography.

Bennett says that his friend Joseph P Webster was a sensitive soul like most very talented musicians, unfortunately.

He suffered from bouts of depression now and then.

This caused him to focus on the darker side of life and was, therefore, a troubled soul during those bouts of depression.

Bennett said he had studied these peculiarities in his friend’s life and was quick to notice his mood changes.

And as good friends should and do he offered a helping hand.

In his case, Bennett found that giving Webster a song to work on lifted his spirits.

In one such instance, Webster came to Bennett’s place of business walked down to the stove, and turned his back on him without speaking a word.

Bennet who was at his desk turned to him and asked, “Webster, what is the matter now?” To which Webster replied, “It is no matter, it will be all right by and by.”

This response suddenly made Bennett realize that he could write a hymn on this.

He replied to Webster, “The Sweet By and By! Why would not that make a good hymn?” To which Webster responded, “maybe it would”.

Bennett immediately started penning the words of the as fast as he could.

He handed the complete hymn to Webster who immediately lighted up and started writing the notes while playing his violin.

Within 30 minutes they had produced this sweet hymn and they immediately started singing it.

In the Sweet By and By YouTube Video

Below is a video of Ben Hester singing In the Sweet by and By.