The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8722

8722. Yes, She Is Gone

1 Yes, she is gone—yet do not thou
The goodness of the Lord distrust;
But meekly to His wisdom bow,
Who lays thy loved one in the dust.
The form is there—but seek not there
The spirit born for light and love;
Look upward—free from sin and care,
It rests in joy with God above.

2 Through many checkered scenes of life
Ye hand in hand have journeyed on;
For her the labor and the strife
Are o’er—the peaceful goal is won.
The pleasant voice and cheering smile,
Which oft have soothed thy harassed mind,
Are gone but for a little while,
She hath not left thee far behind.

3 Then mourn not that an heir of grace,
Has reached the goal of hope and faith,
Press onward in the Christian race,
Brief is your parting now by death;
Soon thou too wilt be called to leave
This earth, where sadly thou dost roam;
Soon, joyfully wilt thou receive,
In Heav’n, her gentle "Welcome home."

Text Information

• First Line: Yes, she is gone—yet do not thou
• Title: Yes, She Is Gone
• Author: Maria F. Anderson
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: The Baptist Harp (Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1849)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SILVER CORD
• Composer: George Coles Stebbins (1894)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: F Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain