The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9306

9306. Still One In Life, And One In Death

1 Still one in life and one in death,
One in our hope of rest above;
One in our joy, our trust, our faith,
One in each other’s faithful love.

2 Yet must we part, and parting, weep;
What else has earth for us in store?
Our farewell pangs, how sharp and deep!
Our farewell words, how sad and sore!

3 Yet shall we meet again in peace,
To sing the song of festal joy,
Where none shall bid our gladness cease,
And none our fellowship destroy.

4 Where none shall beckon us away,
Nor bid our festival be done;
Our meeting-time th’eternal day,
Our meeting-place th’eternal throne.

5 There, hand in hand, firm-linked at last,
And, heart to heart, enfolded all,
We’ll smile upon the troubled past,
And wonder why we wept at all.

Text Information

• First Line: Still one in life and one in death
• Title: Still One In Life, And One In Death
• Alterer: Horatius Bonar (1857)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: These words come from Bonar's "'Tis Thus They Press the Hand and Part"

Tune Information

• Name: CAIRO
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Sabbath Hymn and Tune Book by Lowell Mason,Edwards A. Park and Austin Phelps (New York: Mason Brothers)
• Copyright: Public Domain