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Will the circle be broken

When the dawn of eternity shall appear

Author: Haldor Lillenas
Tune: [When the dawn of eternity shall appear]
Published in 6 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 When the dawn of eternity shall appear,
When the songs of the ransomed fall on our ear,
Shall we meet our departed in garments fair,
Or will the circle be broken over there?

Refrain:
Will the circle be broken over there?
Will the circle be broken over there?
When the Savior shall gather His loved ones home,
Will the circle be broken over there?

2 When we gather at last round the great white throne,
When the King in His beauty His bride shall own,
Will our loved ones the wedding robe spotless wear,
Or will the circle be broken over there? [Refrain]

3 Father, mother and brothers and sisters dear,
Those we tenderly cherished and loved while here,
They the crowns of the purified them shall wear,—
Or will the circle be broken over there? [Refrain]

4 Friends who never forsook us while here below,
In that land of the glorified we shall know,
Shall they with us the rapture of heaven share,
Or will the circle be broken over there? [Refrain]

Source: Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #91

Author: Haldor Lillenas

Rv Haldor Lillenas DMus Norway/USA 1885-1959. Born at Stord, near Bergen, Norway, his father sold their 15 acre farm in Norway and emigrated to the U.S., buying a farm in Colton, SD. After he built a sod house, the family (wife and three chldren) also came to SD in 1887. They moved to Astoria, Oregon in 1889, where Lillenas learned English and began writing song lyrics at an early age. In 1900 the family moved again to Roseville, MN, where he worked as a farm laborer and began attending a Lutheran high school at Hawick, MN. He sold a few songs at age 19. At age 21 he began writing more songs, encouraged by some earlier ones becoming popular (“He set me free” was one). His mother died in 1906 and his father returned to ND, but Li… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When the dawn of eternity shall appear
Title: Will the circle be broken
Author: Haldor Lillenas
Refrain First Line: Will the circle be broken over there
Copyright: Public Domain

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Awakening Songs for the Church, Sunday School and Evangelistic Services #91

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Gospel Hymns and Songs #91

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Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs for church, Sunday Schools and evangelistic services #164

Rodeheaver's Sunday School Songs #d233

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Tabernacle Hymns #253

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The Tabernacle Hymns #130

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