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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.

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