IN THE LAND OF BEGINNING AGAIN
(Grant Clarke / George W. Meyer)

Charles Harrison - 1919
Bing Crosby (featured in the film "The Bells Of St. Mary's") - 1946

Also recorded by: Bert Ambrose & His Orch.
Ian Whitcomb; Marty Grosz; Freddy Gardner.


There's a land of beginning again
Where skies are always blue
Though we've made mistakes, that's true
Let's forget the past and start life anew
Though we wander (*) by a river of tears
Where sunshine won't come through
Let's find that paradise where sorrow can't live
And learn the teachings of forget and forgive
In the land of beginning again
Where broken dreams come true

(Orchestral Interlude)

There's a land of beginning again
Where skies are always blue
Though we've made mistakes, that's true
Let's forget the past and start life anew
Though we wander by a river of tears
Where sunshine won't come through
Let's find that paradise where sorrow can't live
And learn the teachings of forget and forgive
In the land of beginning again
Where broken dreams come true


(Transcribed by Bill Huntley - January 2005)


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Extra lines from the sheet music:


There's A Land Of Beginning Again

Sometimes there're tears behind a sunny smile,
Some hearts hold sorrow for a long, long while,
If we could only forget,
Think how much further we'd get.
And though our hearts are filled with sadness,
We'll see the sunshine yet.

Don't ever feel that ev'ry hope is gone,
It's always darkest just before the dawn,
Just try a smile through the tears,
Some day you'll laugh at your fears.
And though your life is filled with shadows,
They'll fade through future years.

There's a land of beginning again,
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(Contributed by Ferda Dolunay - January 2005)
(*) "wandered" on sheet music