Comfort in Affliction

Representative Text

1 We may sleep, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never,
On the resurrection morn.
From the deepest caves of ocean,
From the desert and the plain,
From the valley and the mountain,
Countless throngs shall rise again.

Refrain:
We may sleep, but not forever,
There will be a glorious dawn;
We shall meet to part, no, never,
On the resurrection morn.

2 When we see a precious blossom
That we tended with such care
Rudely taken from our bosom,
How our aching hearts despair.
Round the silent grave we linger
Till the setting sun is low,
Feeling all our hopes have perished
With the flower we cherished so. [Refrain]

3 We may sleep, but not forever,
In the lone and silent grave;
Blessed be the Lord that taketh,
Blessed be the Lord that gave.
In the bright, eternal city,
Death can never, never come;
In his own good time he'll call us
From our rest to home, sweet home. [Refrain]

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #963

Author: Mary A. Kidder

Used pseudonym: Minnie Waters… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: We may sleep, but not forever
Title: Comfort in Affliction
Author: Mary A. Kidder
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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