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- 1Lord, when together here we meet,
- And taste thy heav'nly grace;
- Thy smiles are so divinely sweet,
- We're loth to leave the place.
- 2But father, since it is thy will,
- That we must part again;
- Yet let thy special presence still,
- With ev'ry one remain.
- 3Let us all in Christ be one,
- Bound with the cords of love;
- Till we before the glorious throne
- Shall joyful meet above.
- 4There void of all destracting pains,
- Our spirits ne'er shall tire;
- But in seraphic, endless strains,
- Redeeming love admire.
- 5All sin and sorrow from each heart,
- Shall then forever fly;
- Nor shall a thought that we must part,
- Once interrupt our joy.
- 6And thus to all eternity,
- Upon the heav'nly shore,
- The great mysterious One in Three,
- Jehovah we'll adore.
About this music
ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the At Parting with Friends page.
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