I Shall Dwell Forever There

When the night is o’er and the shadows past,
And eternal dawn dispels the gloom of earthly care;
In the home of God I shall rest at last,
In the land of Eden I shall dwell forever there.

Refrain

I shall walk the streets of the city of God
With its tree of life so bright, so fair,
There will be no night—Jesus is the light,
I shall dwell forever there.

Tho’ my sky be filled with the clouds of time,
And my soul is burdened with forebodings of despair,
Yet, my heart is cheered, for the hope is mine,
If I trust in Jesus I shall dwell forever there.

Refrain

How my heart will sing when I see the King,
For there is no sovereign that with Jesus can compare;
So the sacrifice of a life I’ll bring,
And with Him in glory, I shall dwell forever there.

Refrain

Author: Unknown

No clear attribution to a specific lyricist in common hymnals or databases; appears in various 20th-century gospel song collections without a named author. Style is consistent with early 1900s American gospel but no definitive match to known writers such as Fanny Crosby, Charles Tindley, or others.