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Text:I've read of a world of beauty
Tune:I LONG TO BE THERE
Composer:T. J. Cook

257. I've read of a world of beauty

1 I’ve read of a world of beauty,
Where there is no gloomy night,
Where love is the mainspring of duty,
And God is the fountain of light;

Chorus:
I long, I long,
I long to be there;
I long, I long,
I long to be there.

2 I’ve read of its flowing river,
That bursts from beneath the throne,
And beautiful trees that ever
Are found on its banks alone; [Chorus]

3 To rise to that world of light,
And breathe its balmy air,
To walk with the Lamb in white,
And sing with the angels there; [Chorus]

Text Information
First Line: I've read of a world of beauty
Refrain First Line: I long, I long
Publication Date: 1865
Notes: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: I LONG TO BE THERE
Composer: T. J. Cook
Key: E♭ Major
Source: From "New Shining Star," by permission



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