Sacred Songs No. 2 ‎#80

80. We Shall Meet and Rest

1 Where the faded flower shall freshen
Freshen never more to fade;
Where the shaded sky shall brighten,
Brighten nevermore to shade;
Where the morn shall wake in gladness,
And the moon the joy prolong;
Where the daylight dies in fragrance,
‘Mid the burst of holy song;—

Refrain:
We shall meet and we shall rest
‘Mid the holy and the blest;
We shall meet on yonder shore,
With the loved ones gone before;
We shall meet and we shall rest
‘Mid the holy and the blest.

2 Where the love that here we lavish
On the with’ring leaves of time
Shall have fadeless flowers to fix on
In an ever spring-bright clime;
Where we find the joy of loving
As we never loved before—
Loving on, unchilled, unhindered—
Loving once and evermore;— [Refrain]

3 Where no shadow shall bewilder,
Where life’s vain parade is o’er,
Where the sleep of sin is broken,
And the dreamer dreams no more;
Where the child has found the mother,
Where the mother finds the child,
Where the loved ones all are gathered
That were scattered on the wild;— [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Where the faded flower shall freshen
• Title: We Shall Meet and Rest
• Author: Horatius Bonar
• Refrain First Line: We shall meet and rest
• Publication Date: 1899
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 4:9
• Topic: Heaven; Hope and Joy

Tune Information

• Name: [Where the faded flower shall freshen]
• Composer: Geo. C. Stebbins