Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
83b The Dying Minister
Tune: Edmund Dumas, 1854
Words: B. Hicks
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
The time is swiftly rolling on,
When I must faint and die;
My body to the dust return,
And there forgotten lie.
Let persecution rage around,
And antichrist appear;
My silent dust beneath the ground,
There’s no disturbance there.
My brother preachers, fare you well,
Your fellowship I love;
In time no more I shall you see,
And soon we’ll meet above.
When I must faint and die;
My body to the dust return,
And there forgotten lie.
Let persecution rage around,
And antichrist appear;
My silent dust beneath the ground,
There’s no disturbance there.
My brother preachers, fare you well,
Your fellowship I love;
In time no more I shall you see,
And soon we’ll meet above.