Gary Dodee also posted these words at his website, but no composer or information included.

Tune? The lyrics fit a couple of old tunes.

Reminded me of the old hymn "Shall We Meet?," but it is unrelated.

Shall we meet beyond the river,
Where the surges cease to roll;
Where in all the bright forever,
Sorrow ne'er shall press the soul?
etc.

Also Atkinson's "We Shall Meet By and By," also unrelated.
(from the Otterbein variant, not the original)

We shall meet beyond the river, By and by, by and by,
And the darkness will be over, By and by, by and by.
With the toilsome journey done,
And the glorious battle won,
We shall shine forth as the sun, By and by, by and by.
etc.