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‘Twill not be long—
our journey here;
Each broken sigh and falling tear
Will soon be gone; and all will be
A cloudless sky, a waveless sea.
Roll on,
dark stream!
We dread not thy foam;
The Pilgrim is longing for Home,
sweet Home.
‘Twill not be long!
The yearning heart
May feel its every hope depart,
And grief be mingles with its song;
We’ll meet again, ‘Twill not be long!
Roll on,
dark stream!
We dread not thy foam;
The Pilgrim is longing for Home,
sweet Home.
Though sad we mark
the closing eye
Of those we loved in days gone by,
Yet sweet in death their latest song,
“We’ll meet again, ‘twill not be long.”
Roll on,
dark stream!
We dread not thy foam;
The Pilgrim is longing for Home,
sweet Home.
These chequered wilds,
with thorns o’erspread,
Through which our ways so oft is led—
This march of time, if faith be strong,
Will end in bliss: ‘twill not be long!
Roll on,
dark stream!
We dread not thy foam;
The Pilgrim is longing for Home,
sweet Home.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1868
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Bible Refs:
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Num 10:29; Heb 8:14;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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MUSIC
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Name:
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TWILL NOT BE LONG
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.) and refrain
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 840 | Eb |
echo ' | ';
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Hymn Writer
