Lyrics
I'd like to stay here longer than man's allotted days
and watch the fleeting changes of life's uneven ways,
but if my Savior calls me to that sweet home on high,
I'll live with Him forever in glory by and by!
O yes I'll live in glory by and by
I'll tell and sing love's story there on high
There with my dear Redeemer no more to die,
O yes I'll live in glory by and by!
I want to be of service along this pilgrim way,
and lead the lost to Jesus as fervently I pray.
As day by day I travel, I'll keep Him ever nigh
and live with Him forever in glory by and by!
O yes I'll live in glory by and by
I'll tell and sing love's story there on high
There with my dear Redeemer no more to die,
O yes I'll live in glory by and by!
The end I know is nearing - by faith I look away
to yonder home supernal - the land of endless day.
I'll cling to Him forever and look beyond the sky,
and spend the endless ages in glory by and by!
O yes I'll live in glory by and by
I'll tell and sing love's story there on high
There with my dear Redeemer no more to die,
O yes I'll live in glory by and by!
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Meaning & Inspiration
“I’ll Live in Glory” is a hymn of Christian hope shaped by mortality, service, and confidence in eternal life. Its opening accepts that earthly life is limited while looking beyond death to lasting fellowship with the Savior. The chorus answers that prospect with joyful certainty: glory means being with the Redeemer, singing the story of divine love, and living where death no longer has a claim.
That future hope also gives purpose to the present. The second verse joins prayer with a desire to serve and lead the lost to Jesus, so expectation of heaven does not become withdrawal from earthly responsibility. In the final verse, approaching death is faced through faith rather than despair. Images of an eternal home and an endless day correspond closely with Jesus’ promise of prepared dwelling places and Revelation’s vision of a world without death. The hymn holds present discipleship and future consolation together in a simple, steady confession.
Related Scripture
- John 14:2-3 Jesus promises prepared dwelling places and fellowship with him.
- Revelation 21:4 The vision of the new creation says that death will be no more.
- Matthew 28:19-20 Christ commissions his followers to make disciples and remain faithful to his teaching.