The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16192

16192. Dear Ones Gone

1 Today we think of loved ones gone,
Whose forms lie ’neath the sod so drear,
And long to join them round the throne,
And with them praise the Sav­ior dear.

Refrain:
Sing praise to God this sac­red day,
And scat­ter flowers o’er mounds of clay;
While life shall last, all hon­or pay
Unto the dear ones gone!

2 While we are sing­ing songs of love,
And scat­ter­ing lov­ing tri­butes round,
Our hearts are raised to Heav’n above,
Where we by Je­sus shall be be crowned. [Refrain]

3 Our loved now rest­ing ’neath the sod,
We’ll meet o’er on the other side,
And dwell for­ev­er there with God,
If here the Sav­ior is our guide. [Refrain]

4 Then ev­er rea­dy let us be,
With spi­rit pure and free from sin,
That when our Sav­ior we shall see,
He’ll bid us, "Wel­come! En­ter in!" [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Today we think of loved ones gone
• Title: Dear Ones Gone
• Author: Almira Bottoms
• Refrain First Line: Sing praise to God this sac­red day
• Language: English
• Source: The Pilot by Alfred E. Helton (Lenoir, NC: Teachers' Music Publishing, 1914)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: KIRŞEHIR
• Composer: Charles Albert Brock
• Meter: 88.88.88.86
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain