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Brighter Day/Happy Land
Shape-Note Gospel by Rufus Crisp originally William Walker- 1835;
ARTIST: Rufus Crisp originally William Walker- 1835
CATEGORY: Traditional Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: Crisp circa 1950; 1835 William Walker
RECORDING INFO: Brighter Day
Crisp, Rufus. Rufus Crisp, Folkways FA 2342, LP (1972), trk# B.06d [1946]
Schwartz, Hank. Old-Time Banjo Project, Elektra EKL 7276, LP (1964), trk# 5
OTHER NAMES: "Happy Land"
SOURCES: Southern Harmony; Smithsonian Folkways
NOTES: "Brighter Day" comes from banjo picker Rufus Crisp on his Smithsonian Folkways recording.
Smithsonian Folkways PDF http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW02342.pdf
Rufus Crisp: Banjo player and raconteur Rufus Crisp (1880-1955) was born, lived, and died in mountainous eastern Kentucky. This album, whose liner notes provide extensive biographical and contextual information, was recorded in Rufus' home in Floyd County between 1946 and 1955 as part of a collection in the Archive of Folk Song in the Library of Congress.
BRIGHTER DAY- Rufus Crisp
There is a happy land
Far, far away,
Where saints in glory stand,
Bright, bright as day.
O how they sweetly sing:
Worthy is our Savior King!
Loud let his praises ring,
Praise, praise for aye.
Happy Land- Southern Harmony no. 89b
First Line: There is a happy land
Composer: Leonard P. Breedlove
Meter: 6, 4, 6, 4, 6, 7, 6, 4
1. There is a happy land
Far, far away,
Where saints in glory stand,
Bright, bright as day.
O how they sweetly sing:
Worthy is our Savior King!
Loud let his praises ring,
Praise, praise for aye.
2. Come to this happy land,
Come, come away;
Why will you doubting stand,
Why still delay?
O we shall happy be
When, from sin and sorrow free,
Lord, we shall live with thee,
Blest, blest for aye.
3. Bright in that happy land
Beams every eye;
Kept by a Father's hand,
Love cannot die.
Then shall his kingdom come,
Be a crown and kingdom won,
Saints shall share a glorious home,
And bright above the sun
We'll reign for aye.
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