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[Companion, draw nigh they say I must die]

Appears in 11 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: S. M. Brown Incipit: 33231 12161 55655 Used With Text: Dying from Home, and Lost

Author: S. M. Brown Appears in 21 hymnals First Line: Companion, draw nigh, they say I must die Refrain First Line: Only a prayer, only a tear Lyrics: 1 Companion, draw nigh, they say I must die; Early the summons has come from on high; The way is so dark, and yet I must go! Oh! that such sorrow you never may know! Refrain: Only a prayer, only a tear, O if sister and mother were here; Only a song, ’twill comfort and cheer, Only a word from that Book so dear. 2 Ah! can you not bow and pray with me now? Sad the regret, we have never learned how To come before Him, who only can save, Leading in triumph thro’ death and the grave. [Refrain] 3 And can you not sing a song of His love, How He came down from the mansions above, To bleed and to die on Calvary’s tree, Bringing salvation to sinners like me? [Refrain] 4 Alas! it is so, but thus it must be; No word of comfort or promise for me; To die without God or hope in His Son, Covered in darkness, bereaved and undone. [Refrain] 5 O people of God, who have His blest Word, Will you not heed the command of your Lord? And publish to all of Adam’s lost race Pardon, forgiveness, salvation thro’ grace? [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Companion, draw nigh, they say I must die] Text Sources: Songland Melodies by Horace N. Lincoln (Dallas: Songland Company, 1898)

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Dying From Home, And Lost

Author: S. M. Brown Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9787 First Line: Companion, draw nigh, they say I must die Refrain First Line: Only a prayer, only a tear Lyrics: 1 Companion, draw nigh, they say I must die; Early the summons has come from on high; The way is so dark, and yet I must go! Oh! that such sorrow you never may know! Refrain: Only a prayer, only a tear, O if sister and mother were here; Only a song, ’twill comfort and cheer, Only a word from that Book so dear. 2 Ah! can you not bow and pray with me now? Sad the regret, we have never learned how To come before Him, who only can save, Leading in triumph thro’ death and the grave. [Refrain] 3 And can you not sing a song of His love, How He came down from the mansions above, To bleed and to die on Calvary’s tree, Bringing salvation to sinners like me? [Refrain] 4 Alas! it is so, but thus it must be; No word of comfort or promise for me; To die without God or hope in His Son, Covered in darkness, bereaved and undone. [Refrain] 5 O people of God, who have His blest Word, Will you not heed the command of your Lord? And publish to all of Adam’s lost race Pardon, forgiveness, salvation thro’ grace? [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Companion, draw nigh, they say I must die]

Dying from Home, and Lost

Author: S. M. B. Hymnal: Soul Inspiring Songs #111 (1929) First Line: Companion, draw nigh they say I must die Refrain First Line: Only a pray’r only a tear Lyrics: 1 Companion, draw nigh they say I must die, Early the summons has come from on high, The way is so dark, and yet I must go, Oh, that such sorrow you never may know. Refrain: Only a pray’r only a tear, O if sister and mother were here; Only a song ‘twill comfort and cheer, Only a word from that book so dear. 2 Ah! can you not bow and pray with me now? Sad the regret we have never learned how, To come before Him, who only can save, Leading in triumph thro’ death and the grave. [Refrain] 3 Ah! can you not sing a song of His love, How He came down from the mansions above To bleed and to die on Calvary’s tree, Bringing salvation to sinners like me. [Refrain] 4 Alas! it is so; but thus it must be; No word of comfort or promise for me; To die without God; or hope in His Son, Covered in darkness, bereaved and undone. [Refrain] 5 O people of God who have His blest word, Will you not heed the command of your Lord And publish to all of Adam’s lost race, Pardon, forgiveness, salvation thro’ grace. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Companion, draw nigh they say I must die]