Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
69t Minister’s Farewell
Tune: Wyeth’s Repository, Part Second, 1813
Words: The A.M.E. Hymnal, 1837
Meter: Common Meter Double (8,6,8,6,8,6,8,6)
Dear friends, farewell! I do you tell,
Since you and I must part;
Your love to me has been most free,
Your conversation sweet;
How can I bear to journey where
With you I cannot meet?
I go away, and here you stay,
But still we’re joined at heart.
I trust you’ll pray both night and day,
And keep your garments white;
If you die first, anon you must,
The will of God be done;
I hope the Lord will you reward
With an immortal crown.
For you and me that we may be
The children of the Light.
Since you and I must part;
Your love to me has been most free,
Your conversation sweet;
How can I bear to journey where
With you I cannot meet?
I go away, and here you stay,
But still we’re joined at heart.
I trust you’ll pray both night and day,
And keep your garments white;
If you die first, anon you must,
The will of God be done;
I hope the Lord will you reward
With an immortal crown.
For you and me that we may be
The children of the Light.