The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#1041

1041. And though our bodies part

1 And though our bodies part,
To different climes afar,
Still ever joined as one in heart
The friends of Jesus are.

2 O let us still proceed
In Jesus' work below;
And, following our triumphant Head,
To further conquests go.

3 The vineyard of the Lord
Before his laborers lies,
And lo! we see the vast reward
Which waits us in the skies.

4 O that our heart and mind
May evermore ascend,
That haven of repose to find,
Where all our labors end;

5 Where all our toils are o'er,
Our suffering and our pain!
Who meet on that eternal shore
Shall never part again.

6 O happy, happy place,
Where saints and angels meet!
There we shall see each other's face,
And all our brethren greet.

Text Information

• First Line: And though our bodies part
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Church: Ministry and Missions
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: ST. THOMAS
• Composer: George F. Handel
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #89, 236, or 762.