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[When my lifework is ended]

Composer (melody): Otto Bolds

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Harmonizer: Barney Elliott Warren

Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister. See more in Wikipedia  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [When my lifework is ended]
Composer (melody): Otto Bolds
Harmonizer: Barney Elliott Warren
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.5.6.6.6
Incipit: 34532 21176 11534
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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When My Lifework Is Ended

When my lifework is ended,
And the summons has come,
When my voice there is blended
With the blood-washed at home,
In that happy reunion,
Where they’re waiting for me,
With my Lord in communion—
Oh, what bliss that will be!

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