698 | CPWI Hymnal#699 | 700 |
Text: | They whose course on earth is o'er |
Author: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 |
Tune: | VIENNA |
Composer: | Johann Heinrich Knecht, 1752-1817 |
1 They whose course on earth is o’er,
think they of their brethren more?
They before the throne who bow,
feel they for their brethren now?
2 We by enemies distrest,
they in paradise at rest;
we the captives, they the freed —
we and they are one indeed.
3 Those whom many a land divides,
many mountains, many tides,
have they with each other part,
fellowship of heart with heart?
4 Each to each may be unknown,
wide apart their lots be thrown;
differing tongues their lips may speak,
one be strong, and one be weak:
5 yet in sacrament and prayer
each with other hath a share;
hath a share in tear and sigh,
watch and fast and litany.
6 Saints departed even thus
hold communion still with us;
still with us, beyond the veil
praising, pleading, without fail.
7 With them still our hearts we raise,
share their work and join their praise,
rendering worship, thanks, and love,
to the Trinity above.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | They whose course on earth is o'er |
Author: | John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2010 |
Topic: | Sacraments and Other Occasions: Funerals/Commemorations |
Source: | Other authors: Editors of Hymns Ancient and Modern |
Notes: | A lower setting of VIENNA is found at 659 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VIENNA |
Composer: | Johann Heinrich Knecht, 1752-1817 |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7 |
Key: | G Major |