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We Part to Meet Forever

Representative Text

1 When forced to part from those we love,
Though sure to meet to-morrow,
We still a painful anguish prove--
We feel a pang of sorrow.

2 But who can e'er describe the tears
We shed when thus we sever,
If doomed to part for months, for years--
To part, perhaps, for ever?

3 Yet, if our aims are fixed aright,
A sacred hope is given,
Though here our prospects end in night,
We'll meet again in heaven.

4 Then let us form those bonds above
Which time can ne'er dissever,
Since, parting in a Saviour's love,
We part to meet for ever.

Source: The Voice of Praise: a collection of hymns for the use of the Methodist Church #949

Text Information

First Line: When forced to part from those we love
Title: We Part to Meet Forever
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 13 of 13)

A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America #d581

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #810

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Peerless Praise #181

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Plymouth Collection #a1214

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1214

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1214

The Modern Harp #d298

The Praise #d327

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The Psalmist #1066

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The Psalmist #1066

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The Psalmody #769

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The Voice of Praise #949

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