Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Farewell my friends time rolls along
Topic: The Church/Love Unity and Fellowship
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 507
Page Number: 310, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsFarewell, my friends, time rolls along,
Nor waits for mortal care or bliss;
I leave you here to travel on,
Till I arrive where Jesus is.
Chorus--Farewell, farewell, farewell,
My Christian friends, farewell
Farewell, my brethren in the Lord,
To you I'm bound in cords of love,
Yet we believe his gracious word,
That we ere long shall meet above.
Farewell, old soldiers of the cross,
You've struggled long and hard for heaven:
You've counted all things here but dross,
Fight on, the crown will soon be given.
Farewell, poor careless sinners, too,
It grieves my soul to leave you here,
Eternal sorrow waits for you,
O turn, and find salvation near.