1 What a happy meeting there will be,
When the loved ones gone before,
Shall the portals crowd their friend to see,
Upon the golden shore.

Refrain:
What a meeting and a greeting,
What a meeting and a greeting,
Upon the golden shore!
What a meeting and a greeting,
What a meeting and a greeting,
When we meet to part no more!

2 Soon our feet will press the heav’nly strand,
When this earthly life is o’er,
Very soon will greet the heav’nly band,
Upon the golden shore. [Refrain]

3 Hark! the voice of greeting in that clime,
Hark! they sing in heav’nly lore,
The angelic hosts their praises chime,
Upon the golden shore. [Refrain]

4 With the shining hosts the loved ones stand,
Where sad parting comes no more,
Waiting there to clasp their loved one’s hand,
Upon the golden shore. [Refrain]