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Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: We are young, We are young Lyrics: 1 We are young, We are young, But our time is hastening on; Like the dew, Like the dew, Vanishing from view. Swiftly fly the whirling years, Like the planets in their spheres, Hastening on, Hastening on, Till our life is gone. 2 Here we come, Here we come, Gladly from each cheerful home, Here may we, Here may we, Good and patient be. May we learn with joy and cheer, Learn to make us everywhere, Good and true, Good and true, All our lifelong through. Used With Tune: [We are young, We are young]

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[We are young, We are young]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 15531 13354 32123 Used With Text: We are young

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We are young

Hymnal: The Morning Stars Sang Together #99 (1897) First Line: We are young, We are young Lyrics: 1 We are young, We are young, But our time is hastening on; Like the dew, Like the dew, Vanishing from view. Swiftly fly the whirling years, Like the planets in their spheres, Hastening on, Hastening on, Till our life is gone. 2 Here we come, Here we come, Gladly from each cheerful home, Here may we, Here may we, Good and patient be. May we learn with joy and cheer, Learn to make us everywhere, Good and true, Good and true, All our lifelong through. Tune Title: [We are young, We are young]

We are young, we are young, but we need to come to Jesus

Author: J. P. Hymnal: Fresh Laurels for the Sabbath School, A new and extensive collection of music and hymns. Prepared expressly for the Sabbath Schools, Etc. #43a (1867) Languages: English

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Josephine Pollard

1834 - 1892 Author of "We are young, we are young" Josephine Pollard USA 1834-1892. Born at NYC, NY, one of seven children and daughter of an architect, she attended an exclusive girls school, Spingler Institute, and was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. She was a founding member of the professional women’s club, Sorosis. She never married. She became an author, poet, and hymnist, writing many children’s books and for children’s magazines, including Harper’s, Scribner’s, and the New York Ledger. She wrote 44 books, mostly religious, for children, but also about history, birds, sports and games, and adventure stories. She also wrote 100+ hymn lyrics as well. She worked as an editor for the Sunday School Times and for the Methodist Book Concern, where she edited a magazine for African Americans. Her children’s books include: “History of the U.S.” (1884); “The life of George Washington” ; “The life of Christ for young people”; “History of the New Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “History of the Old Testament in words of one syllable” (1899); “Bible stories for children” (1899). She was in poor health in her latter years. She died at NYC, NY. John Perry =============== Pollard, Josephine, born in New York, circa 1840, is the author of (1) "I stood outside the gate" (Lent), (2) "Joy-bells ringing, Children singing" (Joy) in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)