Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break

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Some day the silver cord will break, And earthly dreams and vigils cease

Author: Fanny Crosby (1899)
Tune: [Some day the silver cord will break] (Doane)
Published in 17 hymnals

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1 Some day the silver cord will break,
And earthly dreams and vigils cease;
My spirit will its clay forsake,
And find the haven-land of peace.

Refrain:
The silver cord some day will break,
And I to endless joys awake;
O then for me shall life be done,
Eternal life and heav’n be won!

2 Some day for me the Lord shall call,
With gentle whisper in my ear;
The silver cord will loose and fall,
When I his tender voice shall hear. [Refrain]

3 O, when shall break life’s silver cord,
And when the morn of morns I see,
With friends I love, my King and Lord
At heaven’s gate shall welcome me. [Refrain]

Source: Glorious Praise: specially prepared for use in the prayer meeting, the church service, the young people's meetings, the Sunday school, the evangelistic and other religious gatherings #172

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Author: Fanny Crosby

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First Line:	Some day the silver cord will break, And earthly dreams and vigils cease
Title:	Some Day the Silver Cord Will Break
Author:	Fanny Crosby (1899)
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	The silver cord some day will break
Publication Date:	1899
Copyright:	Public Domain