About The Song
“Where We’ll Never Grow Old” is a traditional Southern gospel hymn written by James C. Moore in 1914. Moore composed the song after visiting his hometown church and hearing his aging father, who had long led the singing, struggle with a weakening voice. He dedicated the piece to his parents. The hymn describes a distant land beyond this life where age and death no longer exist, a place built by Jesus that serves as a permanent home for the soul.
Jim Reeves recorded the song for his 1962 gospel album *We Thank Thee*, released by RCA Victor and produced by Chet Atkins. The sessions took place in Nashville in early 1962. On the album the track appears as the second song, following the title number that Reeves himself wrote. It sits among other sacred standards such as “I’ll Fly Away,” “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” and “This World Is Not My Home.”
Reeves delivers the lyric in his characteristic smooth, unhurried baritone. The arrangement remains restrained, consistent with the polished Nashville Sound approach that defined much of his work in this period. The song’s quiet affirmation of a place free from the burdens of aging fitted naturally into the reflective tone of the collection.
Although the track was never issued as a commercial single, it formed part of Reeves’ broader contribution to gospel music. Along with other selections from *We Thank Thee*, it helped introduce or reintroduce several traditional sacred songs to country audiences who followed his secular hits. Reeves’ versions of these numbers remained in circulation long after the original album release through later compilations of his inspirational material.
The album itself reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart in the months following Reeves’ death in 1964 and later earned a Silver certification in Britain. “Where We’ll Never Grow Old” continued to appear on subsequent sacred collections drawn from his catalogue, preserving one of the quieter examples of the calm, measured style he brought to gospel repertoire.
Within the body of Reeves’ recordings the song stands as a straightforward expression of hope in an eternal home, rendered with the same clear phrasing and controlled delivery that marked his better-known country and crossover work.
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Lyric
I have heard of a land
On the faraway strand
‘T is a beautiful home of the soul
Built by Jesus on high
There we never shall die
‘T is the land where we’ll never grow old
Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we’ll never grow old
Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we’ll never grow old
When our work here is done
And the life’s crown is won
And our troubles and trials are o’er
All our sorrow will end
And our voices will blend
With the loved ones who’ve gone on before
Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we’ll never grow old
Never grow old, never grow old
In the land where we’ll never grow old