Never Grow Old (Baily)

O have you not heard of that coun­try above

The name of its king and His in­fi­nite love?

His child­ren are death­less and hap­py

I’m told;

Oh! will it abide

will it nev­er grow old?

’Twill al­ways be new

it will nev­er de­cay;

No night ev­er comes

it will al­ways be day;

It glad­dens my heart with a joy that’s un­told

To think of that land that will nev­er grow old.

That won­der­ful land has a ci­ty of life

Ne’er dark­ened with ang­uish

nor dy­ing

nor strife;

Its tem­ples and streets all are flash­ing with gold

Oh! can it be true

it will nev­er grow old?

A man­sion of won­der­ful beau­ty is there

And Je­sus that man­sion has gone to pre­pare;

Its bright jas­per walls how I long to be­hold

And join in the song that will nev­er grow old.

They tell me its friend­ships and love are so pure

Its joys nev­er die

and its trea­sures are sure;

And loved ones

de­part­ed

so si­lent and cold

Will greet us again where we’ll nev­er grow old.