The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7482

7482. Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

1. There are loved ones in the glory,
Whose dear forms you often miss;
When you close your earthly story,
Will you join them in their bliss?

Refrain
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, by and by?
In a better home awaiting
In the sky, in the sky?

2. In the joyous days of childhood,
Oft they told of wondrous love,
Pointed to the dying Savior
Now they dwell with Him above. [Refrain]

3. You remember songs of heaven
Which you sang with childish voice,
Do you love the hymns they taught you,
Or are songs of earth your choice? [Refrain]

4. You can picture happy gatherings
Round the fireside long ago,
And you think of tearful partings,
When they left you here below: [Refrain]

5. One by one their seats were emptied,
One by one they went away;
Here the circle has been broken—
Will it be complete one day? [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There are loved ones in the glory
• Title: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
• Author: Ada Ruth Habershon (1907)
• Refrain First Line: Will the circle be unbroken
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There are loved ones in the glory]
• Composer: Charles Huthcinson Gabriel
• Incipit: 34551 23332 12165
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain