Shall You? Shall I?

Some one will en­ter the pear­ly gates—

By and by

by and by

Taste of the glo­ries that there await

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone will tra­vel the streets of gold

Beautiful vi­sions will there be­hold

Feast on the plea­sures so long fore­told:

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone will glad­ly his cross lay down

By and by

by and by

Faithful ap­proved

shall re­ceive a crown

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone the glo­ri­ous King will see

Ever from sor­row of earth be free

Happy with Him thro’ eter­ni­ty:

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone will knock when the door is shut

By and by

by and by

Hear a voice say­ing

I know you not

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone will call and shall not be heard

Vainly will strive when the door is barred

Someone will fail of the saint’s re­ward:

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone will sing the tri­umph­ant song

By and by

by and by

Join in the praise with the blood-bought throng

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?

Someone will greet on the gold­en shore

Loved ones of earth who have gone be­fore

Safe in the glo­ry for­ev­er­more:

Shall you? shall I? Shall you? shall I?