We will gather at the river..... seen and heard on movies. Is it meant to sound !
Question: I don`t know why!
Answers: I don`t know why!
Yes it is sad yet hopeful, i remember singing this song at churh as a kid and at funerals.
Yes we shall gather by the river,
That beautifil, beautiful river,
Yes we will gather at the river.that runs from the throne of God.
SONG TITLE: Shall We Gather at the River
Text: Robert Lowry
Music: Robert Lowry
Tune: HANSON PLACE, Meter: 87.87 with Refrain
Personally, it means yes your gone but we will meet again but at that river of life that runs from the throne of GOD.
sounds like a baptism to me!
To me, the phrase has always had the implication of time moving on, as a river meanders its way to the sea.
Could be sad ... or like the reaper on a pack of tarot, could just mean change, to put a positive spin on the same thought.
to spread ashes?