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Sweetly now, and sweetly ever

Sweetly now, and sweetly ever

Tune: [Sweetly now, and sweetly ever]
Published in 3 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
Childhood's voices mingle here,
As with earnest true endeavor,
Life they seek with song to cheer.
Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
Pleasant smiles illume each brow;
Who would wish the ties to sever
Which connect our spirits now.

2 Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
Childhood's greetings charm each heart;
Be their youthful spirits never
Turned from truth and love apart.
Sweetly now, and sweetly ever,
May each youthful voice ascend,
"Till the music, failing never,
Shall with heavenly echoes blend.

Source: The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #105

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Text Information

First Line: Sweetly now, and sweetly ever
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Hymns for the use of the Sabbath School of the Second Reformed Church, Albany N. Y. #94

Hymns for the use of the Sabbath School of the Second Reformed Church, Albany N. Y. #94

Sabbath School Trumpet #d81

Sabbath School Trumpet #d81
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The Morning Stars Sang Together #105

The Morning Stars Sang Together #105
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