Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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69b Farewell to All (First)

Words: John Blain, 1818

Music: J. P. Reese, 1859

Meter: Long Meter Double (8,8,8,8,8,8,8,8)

And now, my friends, both old and young,
I hope in Christ you will go on;
And if on earth we meet no more,
Oh, may we meet on Canaan’s shore.
I hope you’ll all remember me,
If you on earth no more I see.
An int’rest in your prayers I crave,
That we may meet beyond the grave.