Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
414t Farewell Brethren
Words: Winchester’s Collection, 1782
Music: Jesse P. Karlsberg, 2010
Meter: Common Meter (8,6,8,6)
Copyright: 2025 Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Brethren, I bid you all farewell,
And from my very heart
Affectionately I do tell
That you and I must part.
And if we part to meet no more
While we on earth remain,
O may we meet on Canaan’s shore,
And never part again.
There shall we join to sing God’s praise,
And all His wonders tell,
And triumph in His holy ways;
So, brethren, fare you well.
And from my very heart
Affectionately I do tell
That you and I must part.
And if we part to meet no more
While we on earth remain,
O may we meet on Canaan’s shore,
And never part again.
There shall we join to sing God’s praise,
And all His wonders tell,
And triumph in His holy ways;
So, brethren, fare you well.