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Brother, thou art gone before us,
And thy saintly soul is flown,
Where tears are wiped from every eye,
And sorrows are unknown;
From the burden of the flesh,
And from care and fear, released,
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest.
Sin no more can taint thy spirit,
Nor can doubt thy faith assail;
Thy soul its welcome has received,
Thy strength shall never fail;
And thou’rt sure to meet the good,
Whom on earth thou lovedst best,
Where the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest.
To the grave thy body bearing,
Low we place it mid the dead;
And lay the turf above it now,
And seal its narrow bed;
But thy spirit soars away,
Free, among the faithful blest,
Where the wicked cease from troubling
And the weary are at rest.
Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #403
First Line: | Brother, thou art gone before us |
Author: | Henry Hart Milman |
"So, by the side of martyr'd Babylas, Brother, thou slumberest; silent as yon stars, And silent as the falling dews around thee, We leave thy verdant grave. But oh! shall we, When we put off the load of mortal life, Depart like thee as in a deeper sleep, With the sweet smile of life on the closed lips, Or in an agony of mortal pain, By the pitch'd stake, or den of raging lions?"One of the first to extract it from the dramatic poem, and constitute it as a hymn for common use was Elliott, who included it in his Psalms and Hymns, 1835. It soon became 'popular, and is given in a great number of hymnals in Great Britain and America. Original text in Hymnal Companion, with "fear" changed to "fears" in stanza ii., lines 5. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Instances (1 - 51 of 51) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #403 | Funeral Hymn | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | P. M. | 1866 | ![]() | |||||||||||
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #403 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1848 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
A Church of England Hymn Book: adapted to the daily services of the Church throughout the year #530 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Irr | 1880 | |||||||||||||
A Collection of Hymns #407 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1859 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ: taken from the most approved authors, and adapted to public and private worship #977 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1858 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
A Collection of Hymns: Supplementary to the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #456 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1859 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #A.XIX | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1830 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #A.XX | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1833 | At a Funeral | | ![]() | |||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #A.XX | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1832 | At a Funeral | | ![]() | |||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #A.XX | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1831 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #603 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1848 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #603 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | P. M. | 1835 | ![]() | |||||||||||
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #564 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1845 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Additional Hymns, Adopted by the General Synod of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America, at their Session, June 1846, and authorized to be used in the churches under their care #315 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1847 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver #d23 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1867 | |||||||||||||
Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship: a collection compiled by a committee of the Cheshire Pastoral Association (11th ed.) #554 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1847 | Mourning and Consolation | | ![]() | |||||||||||
Church Hymns: with tunes (New ed.) #282 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Irr | 1903 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #659 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1854 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns additional to the Hymns in the Prayer Book: collected for the Sunday-school of their parishes by the rectors of St. Philip's and St. Jude's churches, Philadelphia #336 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1850 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns for Church and Home #394 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman | 1860 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns for Public Worship #491 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1845 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #435 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1869 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #782 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1853 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #782 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1857 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns for the Hospital Chapel, Worcester #d35 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1850 | |||||||||||||
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship: with tunes #1096 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1874 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns of the Spirit #214 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1864 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of Young Persons 3rd Am. from 9th London ed. #d34 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1840 | |||||||||||||
Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d24 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1843 | |||||||||||||
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1199 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1855 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Psalmista: or, Choir Melodies #d36 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1851 | |||||||||||||
Selah: a collection of psalm and hymn tunes, introits, anthems, chants, motetts, choruses, etc. adapted to the use of classes, private circles, and worship assemblies #347b | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | 1856 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Baptist Harmony #d48 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1834 | |||||||||||||
The Baptist Harmony #d48 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1842 | |||||||||||||
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1199 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1857 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Book of Praise #d38 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1865 | |||||||||||||
The Christian Lyre #139 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1830 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Christian Lyre: adapted for use in families, prayer meetings, and revivals of religion #139 | The weary at rest | Brother, thou art gone before us | PARSONS | Henry Hart Milman | 1832 | ![]() | |||||||||||
The Christian Lyre: Vol I (8th ed. rev.) #139 | The weary at rest | Brother, thou art gone before us | PARSONS | 1831 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Christian Psalter #d77 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1841 | |||||||||||||
The Disciples' Hymn Book: a collection of hymns and chants for public and private devotion #137 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Milman | 1844 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Golden Harp #d39 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1858 | |||||||||||||
The Golden Harp: or, Camp-Meeting Hymns, Old and New, Set to Music #d17 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1857 | |||||||||||||
The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer with accompanying tunes (3rd ed., rev. and enl.) #542 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Irr | 1893 | |||||||||||||
The Hymnist: Heart Hymns and Home Melodies #d19 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1862 | |||||||||||||
The Modern Harp: or, Boston Sacred Melodist. #d39 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1846 | |||||||||||||
The New York Choralist: a new and copious collection of Psalm and hymn tunes adapted to all the various metres in general use with a large variety of anthems and set pieces #292 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1847 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Psalms and Hymns, with the Doctrinal Standards and Liturgy of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church in North America #H748 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry Hart Milman; Henry H. Milman | 1860 | ![]() | ||||||||||||
The Tabernacle #d39 | Brother, thou art gone before us | Brother, thou art gone before us | Henry H. Milman; Henry Hart Milman | 1862 | |||||||||||||
The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, generally sung at camp and prayer meetings, and in revivals of religion (Rev. & corr.) #118 | Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown | Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown | 1850 | ![]() | |||||||||||||
The Zion Songster: a Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Generally Sung at Camp and Prayer Meetings, and in Revivals or Religion (95th ed.) #118 | Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown | Brother, thou art gone before us, and thy saintly soul is flown | 1854 | ![]() |