Poems (Bass)/Hope-On-River
HOPE-ON-RIVER.
Hope-On-River leads to bliss;Who would such a journey miss?O'er the waters, limpid, sweet,Floating to the Saviour's feet.
Hope-On-River is divine,Fairer than the storied Rhine;On its bosom homeward glide,Moving with the gentle tide.
Hope-On-River runs for all,Runs beyond the jasper wallRuns to weary pilgrims bearPast the portals of despair.
Hope-On-River ever flowsPurest, sweetest, mortal knows,On its waters float to restIn the city of the blest.