Mawmaw's Song (In The Sweet By and By)

Seven years old, up on my knees

On the third row pew, trying to see

My grandmama singing the "Sweet By and By"

It wasn't the sweetest sounding thing

But there's something about when grandmama sang

That moved your feet and stirred something up inside

To see her grin from ear to ear

One thing for sure was very clear

This wasn't just a song, it was her life

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

Now times have changed, to say the least

My grandmama's voice a memory

Just like the old song said, she's on that shore

And if she's looking down on me

I hope she's proud of what she sees

'Cause thanks to her, I'm walking with the Lord

Oh, to hear her once again

Wrap herself around that hymn

Lord, if I could just go back once more

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

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

Oh, I can hear her singing along

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

Sweet by and by

We shall meet on that beautiful shore

In the sweet by and by

We shall meet on that beautiful shore

We shall meet on that beautiful shore