Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: Farewell my friends I must be gone
Topic: Parting Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Tune:
Hymn Number: 252
Page Number: 277, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFarewell, my friends, I must begone,
I have no residence with you;
I'll take my staff and travel on,
Till I a better world can view.
Farewell, farewell, farewell,
My loving friends, farewell.
Farewell, my friends, time rolls along,
Nor waits for mortal's care nor bliss;
I leave you here, and travel on,
Till I arrive where Jesus is.
Farewell, &c.
Farewell, my brethren in the Lord,
To you I'm bound with cords of love;
Yet we believe his gracious word,
That soon we all shall meet above.
Farewell, &c.
Farewell, old soldiers of the cross,
You've struggl'd long and hard for heav'n,
You'v counted all things else but loss;
Fight on, the crown shall soon be given:
Fight on, fight on, fight on,
The crown shall soon be giv'n.
Farewell, ye, blooming sons of God,
Sure conflicts yet await for you;
But dauntless keep the heavenly road,
Till Canaan's happy land you view.
Farewell, &c.
Farewell, poor careless sinners, too,
It grieves my heart to leave you here;
Eternal vengeance waits for you,
O turn, and find salvation near.
O turn, O turn, O turn,
And find salvation near.