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In My Life / If We Never Meet Again
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Nov 3, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Two older songs are joined here. The first half is a roll call of remembered places and people, some changed, some lost, "some are dead and some are living," and it settles on the line "in my life I loved them all." The tone is nostalgic and personal, and it admits that one particular person is loved "more" than any of them.
Midway the mood turns from memory to hope. "Soon we'll come to the end of life's journey," the singer says, and the thought of never seeing someone again is met with a promised gathering place: "Heaven's bright city," a "beautiful shore," and "the beautiful River of Life" where "charming roses bloom forever" and "separations come no more." The phrase "this side of Heaven" holds the loss and the promise in a single breath.
The imagery draws on the river of life in Revelation 22:1 and the end of tears and parting in Revelation 21:4, and the comfort it offers matches Paul's words about believers and reunion in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. It is a song for goodbyes and for grief held together with hope.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
There are places I remember all my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better some are lost and some remain
All these places have their moments with people and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living but in my life I loved them all
But of all these friends and loved ones there is no on compares with you
And as memories lose their meaning when I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection for people and friends that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them but in my life I loved you more
Soon we'll come to the end of life's journey
And perhaps we'll never meet anymore
Till we gather in Heaven's bright city
Far away on that beautiful shore
If we never meet again this side of Heaven
As we struggle thru this world and its strife
There's another meeting place somewhere in Heaven
By the beautiful River of Life
Where the charming roses bloom forever
Separations come no more
If we never meet again this side of Heaven
I will meet you on that beautiful shore