Lyrics: Rev J Alwood
Music: Rev J Alwood
Played by Willie Nelson with Phil Lesh & Friends on their Summer 2000 tour
It is well-known as a hymn and gospel song, as well as being covered by Willie Nelson and others. See the Cyber Hymnal for the original version.
They tell me of a home far beyond the skies
And they tell me of a home far away
They tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
They tell me of an unclouded day
Chorus
The land of cloudless days
The land of an unclouded sky
They tell me of a home where no storm clouds rise
They tell me of an unclouded day
They tell me of a home where my friends have gone
And they tell me of that land far away
Where the tree of life in eternal bloom
Sheds its fragrance through the unclouded day
[chorus]
They tell me of the King in His beauty there
And they tell me that mine eyes shall behold
Where He sits on a throne that is whiter than snow
In the city that is made of gold
[chorus]
They tell me that He smiles on His children there
And His smile drives their sorrows away
And they tell me that no tears ever come again
In that lovely land of unclouded day
[chorus]