Kind Words ‎#24

24. When shall we all meet again?

1 When shall we all meet again?
When shall we all meet again?
Oft shall glowing hope expire,
Oft shall wearied love retire,
Oft shall death and sorrow reign,
Ere we all shall meet again.

2 Tho' on foreign shores we sigh,
Far remote our native sky,
Tho' the depths between us roll,
Hope shall anchor there our soul,
And in faith's well known domain,
Within the vail we'll meet again.

3 When the dreams of life are fled,
When its wasting lamp is dead,
When in cold oblivion's shade,
Beauty, wealth, and fame are laid,
Where immortal spirits reign,
Thither soar, to meet again.

Text Information

• First Line: When shall we all meet again?
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PARTING HOUR
• Composer: G. W. Linton (1864)
• Meter: 7s, 6 lines
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.