“The Sweet By-and-By” is a Christian hymn with lyrics by Sanford Fillmore Bennett and music by Joseph P. Webster. The Story Behind In the Sweet By and By Sanford Fillmore Bennett was born in New York, 21 June 1836. In 1864 enrolled in the Wisconsin Volunteers and served as Second Lieutenant. Following […]
Sanford Fillmore Bennett
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Sanford Fillmore Bennett (1836–1898) was an American songwriter and poet, best known for writing the lyrics to the hymn “In the Sweet By-and-By.” He was born on June 15, 1836, in Genoa, New York, and later in life, he became associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Bennett worked […]
There’s a land that is fairer than day,And by faith we can see it afar,For the Father waits over the wayTo prepare us a dwelling place there. 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. […]