Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
140 Moreno
Words: v. 1 The Western Missionary Magazine, 1803. v. 2–3 Saunders’s Collection, 1791
Music: Aldo Thomas Ceresa, 2008
Meter: Long Meter Half (8,8)
Copyright: 2025 Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Farewell, dear brethren of the Lord,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
Yet we believe His gracious word,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
[chorus]
I want to hear the story,
And I want to go in glory!
The gospel sounds the jubilee!
Farewell, my earthly friends below,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
My Savior calls, and I must go,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
Farewell to all below the sun,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
The path is straight my feet shall run,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
And I cannot tarry here with you!
Yet we believe His gracious word,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
[chorus]
I want to hear the story,
And I want to go in glory!
The gospel sounds the jubilee!
Farewell, my earthly friends below,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
My Savior calls, and I must go,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
Farewell to all below the sun,
And I cannot tarry here with you!
The path is straight my feet shall run,
And I cannot tarry here with you!