When be­side the crys­tal sea

The phrase "When be­side the crys­tal sea" resonates through 2 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“When be­side the crys­tal sea”· 2 hymns found
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Will I emp­ty hand­ed be
Our sac­red min­is­try;

When be­side the crys­tal sea

I shall stand be­fore the ev­er­last­ing throne?
We lay our of­fice down,

Will I Empty Handed Be?

Lyricist: Neal McAulay, 1904
Composer: John Hillis
Hymn 1

...Will I emp­ty hand­ed be

When be­side the crys­tal sea

I shall stand be­fore the ev­er­last­ing throne?...

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Will I emp­ty hand­ed be

When be­side the crys­tal sea

I shall stand be­fore the ev­er­last­ing throne?

Will I Empty Handed Be?

Thou, Who Didst Call Thy Saints of Old

Lyricist: Edward Welch, 1889
Composer: George Macfarren, 1868
Hymn 2

...Our sac­red min­is­try;

That, when be­side the crys­tal sea

We lay our of­fice down,...

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Our sac­red min­is­try;

That, when be­side the crys­tal sea

We lay our of­fice down,

Thou, Who Didst Call Thy Saints of Old

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