Text:We Shall Sleep, but Not Forever
Author:Mrs. M. A. Kidder, b. 1825
Tune:WE SHALL SLEEP BUT NOT FOREVER
Composer:Silas Jones Vail, 1818-1884

629. We Shall Sleep, but Not Forever

Text Information
First Line: We shall sleep, but not forever
Title: We Shall Sleep, but Not Forever
Author: Mrs. M. A. Kidder, b. 1825
Refrain First Line: We shall sleep, but not forever
Meter: 8.7.8.7. with Ref.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1972
Scripture:
Topic: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Seasons, Days, Services: Funeral Services
Notes: I know that he [we] shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jn. 11:24.
Tune Information
Name: WE SHALL SLEEP BUT NOT FOREVER
Composer: Silas Jones Vail, 1818-1884
Meter: 8.7.8.7. with Ref.
Key: C Major
Notes: M.M. 58



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