We shall meet beyond the river

We shall meet beyond the river. John Atkinson* (1835-1897).  According to the entry in JJ, p. 89 (the 1892 edition, when Atkinson was still alive) this hymn was written in January 1867. It was first published in Bright Jewels for the Sunday School (New York, 1869) with a tune by Hubert P. Main (1839-1925). It had four stanzas:  We shall meet beyond the river,  By and by, by and by; And the darkness shall be over,  By and by, by and by;With the toilsome journey done,And the glorious battle won,We shall shine forth as the sun,  By and by, by and by.  We shall strike the harps of glory,  By and by, by and by;We shall sing redemption’s story,  By and by, by and by;And the strains for...