Come, children ere we part

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Come, children ere we part

Author: Joseph Hart
Published in 19 hymnals

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1 Come, children, ere we part,
Bless the Redeemer's name--
Join every tongue and heart
To celebrate his fame.
Glory, glory, glory, Hallelujah to the Lamb;
Glory, glory, glory, glory to the Lamb.

2 Jesus, the children's Friend,
Him whom our souls adore,
His praises have no end;
Praise him forever more.
Glory, glory, glory, Hallelujah to the Lamb;
Glory, glory, glory, glory to the Lamb.

3 Lord, in thy grace we came--
That blessing still impart;
We met in Jesus' name--
In Jesus' name we part.
Glory, glory, glory, Hallelujah to the Lamb;
Glory, glory, glory, glory to the Lamb.

4 If here we meet no more,
May we in realms above,
With all the saints, adore
Redeeming grace and love.
Glory, glory, glory, Hallelujah to the Lamb;
Glory, glory, glory, glory to the Lamb.

Source: Linden Harp: a rare collection of popular melodies adapted to sacred and moral songs, original and selected. Illustrated. Also a manual of... #17d

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Author: Joseph Hart

Hart, Joseph, was born in London in 1712. His early life is involved in obscurity. His education was fairly good; and from the testimony of his brother-in-law, and successor in the ministry in Jewin Street, the Rev. John Hughes, "his civil calling was" for some time "that of a teacher of the learned languages." His early life, according to his own Experience which he prefaced to his Hymns, was a curious mixture of loose conduct, serious conviction of sin, and endeavours after amendment of life, and not until Whitsuntide, 1757, did he realize a permanent change, which was brought about mainly through his attending divine service at the Moravian Chapel, in Fetter Lane, London, and hearing a sermon on Rev. iii. 10. During the next two years ma… Go to person page >

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