Minister's Farewell

from Shout and Go Round by Wheeler & Sablosky

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Musical and lyrical source unknown. The Original Sacred Harp gives the following information: "This tune was published in a number of song books by different authors early in the nineteenth century, and in all the revised editions of The Sacred Harp, by White and King, since 1844. None of these publications give any information about the author of the music or words." First published in the Southern Harmony.

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Dear friends, farewell, I do you tell,
Since you and I must part;
I go away, and here you stay,
But still we're join'd at heart.
Your love to me has been most free,
Your conversation sweet;
How can I bear to journey where
With you I cannot meet?

If I'm call'd home whilst I am gone
Indulge no tears for me;
I hope to sing and praise my King,
To all eternity.
Millions of years over the spheres
Shall pass in sweet repose,
While beauty bright unto my sight
Thy sacred sweets disclose.

If you die first, anon you must,
The will of God be done;
I hope the Lord will you reward,
With an immortal crown.

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from Shout and Go Round, released February 28, 2020

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