On Let Us Go

On let us go where the valley of Eden fair
Blooms on the bank of the river;
On where the fields, in the beautiful robe they wear,
Wave in the sunlight forever.

Refrain

On let us go, on let us go, on let us go,
On where the happy ones are calling.

On let us go where the beautiful realms above
Ring with the time honored story;
Saved through the might of a blessèd Redeemer’s love,
His be the praise and the glory.

Refrain

On let us go where the weary and toil oppressed
Soon shall forget every sorrow;
On where the soul to a happy and golden rest
Wakes in eternity’s morrow.

Refrain

On let us go where the loving and loved shall meet,
Meet on the bank of the river;
There shall they sing at the blessèd Redeemer’s feet
Songs that shall echo forever.

Refrain

Author: Fanny Crosby

Year: 1885

Fanny Crosby (Frances Jane van Alstyne) wrote hundreds of gospel song texts in the late 19th century; the style, refrain structure, and themes of heaven and redemption are characteristic of her work. The text appears in several hymnals from the 1880s onward, most often credited to her.