Brother, thou art gone before us

Top
Full Text
Author
Text Info
Notes
Tune
Timeline
Page Scans
Instances

Brother, thou art gone before us

Author: Henry Hart Milman
Tune: PARSONS (King)
Published in 51 hymnals

Full Text

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

All full texts • Compare texts ^ top

Author: Henry Hart Milman

Milman, Henry Hart, D.D., the youngest son of Sir Francis Milman (who received his Baronetage as an eminent Court physician), was born Feb. 10th, 1791, and educated at Dr. Burney's at Greenwich, and subsequently at Eton. His career at B. N. C. Oxford, was brilliant. He took a first class in classics, and carried off the Newdigate, Latin Verse, Latin Essay, and English Essay. His Newdigate on the Apollo Belvedere, 1812, is styled by Dean Stanley "the most perfect of Oxford prize poems." His literary career for several years promised to be poetical. His tragedy Fazio was played at Covent Garden, Miss O'Neill acting Bianca. Samor was written in the year of his appointment to St. Mary's, Reading (1817); The Fall of Jerusalem (1820); Belshazzar… Go to person page >

^ top

Text Information

Text Information

First Line:	Brother, thou art gone before us
Author:	Henry Hart Milman

^ top

Notes

Brother, thou art gone before us. H. H. Milman. [Burial.] This hymn is introduced by Dean Milman in his Martyr of Antioch, a Dramatic Poem, 1822, pp. 33-5, as being sung at "The Place of Burial of the Christians." At the close of a funeral at night, Fabius, Bishop of Antioch, is represented as saying:—

"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)

^ top

Tune

PARSONS (King)

All tunes published with 'Brother, thou art gone before us'^ top

Timeline

^ top

Page Scans

Church Hymns: with tunes (New ed.) (1903), p.456

^ top

Instances

Instances (1 - 51 of 51)	Title	First Line	Tune	Author	Meter	Date	Subject
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

All instances ^ top

Brother, thou art gone before us

Contents