Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Dear as thou wast and justly dear (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: Dear as thou wast and justly dear

Topic: The Present and the Future/Life and Death

Writer: <no first name given> Dale

Composer:

Meter: CM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 1056

Page Number: 625, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Dear as thou wast, and justly dear,

We would not weep for thee;

One thought shall check the starting tear,

It is - that thou art free.



And thus shall faith's consoling power

The tears of love restarin;

O, who that saw thy parting hour

Could wish thee here again!



Gently the passing spirit fled,

Sustained by grace divine;

O, may such grace on us be shed,

And make our end like thine!