The time must come when we must part

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The time must come when we must part

Tune: PARTING FRIEND (65312)
Published in 2 hymnals

Representative Text

The time must come when we must part,
When we must say farewell;
To part with you gives to my heart
A sting no one can tell.
When I am gone and far away,
I still will think of thee.
I'll think of thee both night and day,
O then remember me.

Source: The Sacred Harp: the best collection of sacred songs, hymns, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public for general use (1991 rev.) #414

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