In the Sweet By and By

A hymn of reunion on a distant shore, with the band’s verse, chorus, and fiddle-intro notes.

Status: Traditional repertoire · working songbook
Writer / source: Words by S. Fillmore Bennett; music by Joseph P. Webster
Rights: Band-supplied working version of older repertoire. No separate copyright clearance is asserted.
Related Scrips recording: No Scrips recording linked yet.

Source research

Documented lineage

Earliest evidence: 1868 publication
Aliases / index: In the Sweet · Sweet By and By
Working arrangement: Key E; Marci capo 2 with D–A–G shapes; Brad capo 4. Marci takes the chorus melody; Kelsey takes the verse melody. Start with fiddle: E–A–B. The supplied sheet is labeled key E; instrument-specific capo notes are retained without transposing it.

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Lyrics + partial chord notes

Working song sheet

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Marci capo 2 DAG;
Brad capo 4
Marci melody on chorus;
Kelsey melody on verses
Start fiddle - intro chord notes only
[E] [A] [B]
Verse intro

Verse 1
There's a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar,
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.

Chorus
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.

Verse 2
We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blest;
And our spirits shall sorrow no more-
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.

Repeat Chorus

Verse break

Verse 3
To our bountiful Father above
We will offer our tribute of praise
For the glorious gift of His love
And the blessings that hallow our days.

Repeat Chorus

Refrain break

Refrain

Archive note

Brad confirmed that “In the Sweet” means this hymn. This sheet includes three verses, the chorus, repeat cues, and fiddle-intro chord notes. Chords have not been placed against the sung lines.

Chords

E · A · B