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Author: S. J. V. Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: What mem'ries are stirred within me Refrain First Line: And I feel that when resting up yonder Lyrics: Why do we mourn departing friends, Or shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends, To call them to his arms. 1 What mem'ries are stilled within me, Recalled by that hymn so dear, That mother oft sang in my childhood So tenderly, sweet and dear; Tho' she has long since departed, I still, in my heart, can hear The voice of my mother singing That hymn, to the tune of Mear. Refrain: And I feel that when resting up yonder, Where cometh no grief or pain; I may hear from my dear sainted mother, That grand old tune again. 2 I think of my early childhood, So blest by her tender care, I think how she knelt down beside me And taught me that holy prayer: "Our father, who art in heaven," Then soft as a bird and clear, The hymn, that such comfort gave her, She sang to the tune of Mear. [Refrain] 3 The depth of my soul's affection, Alas, I could never tell, Till called to her beside, when dying, She bade me a long farewell; Then smiling she whispered faintly, In tones that I scarce could hear, "Why mourn for the friends departing? O sing to the tune of Mear." [Refrain] 4 No wonder my eyes are weeping Such bitter and lonely tears, The hymn and the tune we were singing Have opened a grave of years; And when in a grave by mother, They pillow my head to rest, My spirit with hers shall mingle With sorrow no more oppressed. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [What mem'ries are stirred within me]

I will trust, I will trust

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 500 hymnals First Line: Forever here my rest shall be Used With Tune: MEAR

Who is thy neighbor? He whom thou

Author: Rev. William B. O. Peabody, 1799-1847 Appears in 97 hymnals Used With Tune: MEAR

Father, whate'er of earthly bliss

Author: Anne Steele Appears in 884 hymnals Used With Tune: MEAR

Beneath Our Feet And O'er Our Head

Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 188 hymnals First Line: Beneath our feet and o’er our head Lyrics: 1 Beneath our feet and o’er our head Is equal warning given; Beneath us lie the countless dead, Above us is the heaven. 2 Their names are graven on the stone; Their bones are in the clay; And, ere another day is gone, Ourselves may be as they. 3 Death rides on every passing breeze, He lurks in every flower; Each season has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 4 Our eyes have seen the rosy light Of youth’s soft cheek decay, And clouds descend in sudden night On manhood’s middle day. 5 Our eyes have seen the steps of age Halt feebly toward the tomb; And yet shall earth our hearts engage, And dreams of days to come? 6 Turn, mortal, turn, thy danger know; Where’er thy feet can tread, The earth rings hollow from below, And warns thee of her dead. 7 Turn, Christian, turn, thy soul apply To truths divinely given; The bones that underneath thee lie Shall live for hell or Heaven. Used With Tune: MEAR Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year (London: J. Murray, 1827)