Text: | Safely, Safely Gathered In |
Author: | Henrietta O. de Lisle Dobree |
Tune: | WELLS |
Composer: | Marcus Morris Wells, (1815-) |
1 Safely, safely gathered in,
Far from sorrow, far from sin,
No more childish griefs or fears,
No more sadness, no more tears;
For the life so young and fair
Now hath passed from earthly care;
God Himself the soul will keep,
Giving His beloved sleep.
2 Safely, safely gathered in,
Far from sorrow, far from sin;
Passed beyond all grief and pain,
Death for thee is truest gain;
For our loss we may not weep,
Now our loved ones long to keep
From the home of rest and peace,
Where all sin and sorrow cease.
3 Safely, safely gathered in,
Far from sorrow, far from sin;
God has saved from weary strife,
In its dawn, this fresh young life;
Now it waits for us above,
Resting in the Saviour's love;
Jesu, grant that we may meet
There, adoring, at Thy feet.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Safely, safely gathered in |
Title: | Safely, Safely Gathered In |
Author: | Henrietta O. de Lisle Dobree (1881) |
Meter: | 7 7, 7 7. D. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1937 |
Topic: | Last Things: Death and Burial of Children |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WELLS |
Composer: | Marcus Morris Wells, (1815-) |
Meter: | 7 7, 7 7. D. |
Key: | G Major |