God has promised a glorious day,
And by faith we now see it draw near;
Our Redeemer has opened the way,
And soon will its glory appear.
Chorus—
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet to be parted no more;
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on eternity’s shore.

There the dead shall arise from the tomb,
And the living to health be restored;
And away from all sorrow and gloom,
They’ll be led by the life‑giving Lord.

A highway shall there be cast up,
And the stones shall be all gathered out;
And errors no weak ones shall trip,
And no lion of vice stalk about.

There nothing shall hurt nor offend,
In God’s kingdom of glory and peace;
The wicked their ways shall amend,
And the righteous their joys shall increase.

Bible Students Hymnal

There God’s hand shall all tears wipe away;
He’ll the joys of his favour restore;
And the light of that glorious day,
Will bring life, joy and peace evermore

Final verse in 1890 original

Please see some verses which may have been in the mind of the composer:

Mark 13:26 Then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Daniel 7:13‑14 I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

Hebrews 10:19‑20 Jesus.by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 NKJV He has put eternity in their hearts.

Isaiah 35:5‑6 NKJV Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb sing.

1 Corinthians 15.45 NKJV It is written."The first man Adam became a living being." The last Adam became a life‑giving spirit.

Isa.35:8 NKJV A highway shall be there, and a road, and it shall be called the Highway of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for others. Whoever walks the road, although a fool, shall not go astray.

Isa.35:9 No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there.

Isa.11:6‑7 NKJV The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

Isa.11:9 NKJV They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain, For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.