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14956 | The Cyber Hymnal#14957 | 14958 |
Text: | Farewell |
Author: | William P. Fife |
Tune: | [How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly] |
Composer: | Peter Philip Bilhorn |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly,
As weeks, months and seasons roll silently by;
Our days are soon numbered, and death sounds our knell;
We scarce know our friends till we bid them farewell.
Refrain:
I’ll bid you farewell, I’ll bid you farewell;
I’ve begged and persuaded, but can not compel;
I’ll bid you farewell, I’ll bid you farewell;
Till judgment day, therefore, I’ll bid you farewell.
2 The righteous and wicked move swiftly along,
In crowds to the grave, both the old and the young;
The good rise to Heaven, the bad sink to hell;
They take on life’s verge an eternal farewell. [Refrain]
3 To you, fellow Christians, I turn with delight;
The grave can not harm you, your future is bright;
Be faithful and humble, temptations repel;
You’ll soon leave this world with a smiling farewell. [Refrain]
4 Farewell, fellow sinners, I’m free from your blood;
My message delivered, I leave you with God;
I’ve begged and persuaded, but can not compel;
Till judgment day, therefore, I bid you farewell. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly |
Title: | Farewell |
Author: | William P. Fife |
Refrain First Line: | I’ll bid you farewell, I’ll bid you farewell |
Language: | English |
Source: | Crowning Glory No. 2, by Peter P. Bilhorn (Chicago: P. Bilhorn, 1890) |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [How swiftly the years of our pilgrimage fly] |
Composer: | Peter Philip Bilhorn |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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