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Brother, though from yonder sky

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Brother, though from yonder sky
Cometh neither voice nor cry,
Yet we know for thee to-day
Every pain hath passed away.

Not for thee shall tears be given,
Child of God, and heir of heaven;
For he gave thee sweet release;
Thine the Christian’s death of peace.

Well we know thy living faith
Had the power to conquer death;
As a living rose may bloom
By the border of the tomb.

Brother, in that solemn trust,
We commend thy dust to dust;
In that faith we wait, till, risen,
Thou shalt meet us all in heaven.

While we weep as Jesus wept,
Thou shalt sleep as Jesus slept;
Then with Jesus thou shalt rest,
Crowned, and glorified, and blest.



Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #405

Author: James Henry Bancroft

Bancroft, James Henry, born at Boston, 1819, graduated at Amherst College, 1839, and Andover, 1812. Ill health prevented his ordination as a Congregational minister. He died in Boston, Aug. 25,1844. His hymn— Brother, though from yonder sky. [Burial], was written in 1842, for the funeral of Dudley Leavitt, a classmate at Andover, who died there suddenly Jan., 7, 1842. It was given in The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of Baptist Churches, Boston, 1843, No. 1098, and has won considerable acceptance in America, but is unknown in England. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M. A.] -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)  Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Brother, though from yonder sky
Author: James Henry Bancroft
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Brother, though from yonder sky. [Burial], was written in 1842, for the funeral of Dudley Leavitt, a classmate at Andover, who died there suddenly Jan., 7, 1842. It was given in The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of Baptist Churches, Boston, 1843, No. 1098, and has won considerable acceptance in America, but is unknown in England. [Rev. F. M. Bird, M. A.]

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #405

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #405

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A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #316

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Carmina for the Sunday School and Social Worship #235

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #688

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Carmina Sanctorum #688

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #501

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Christian Praise #591

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #503

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1307

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d66

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #576

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #576

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Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #441

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1092

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Hymns of the Spirit #217

Jubilant Voices #d18

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Plymouth Collection #a1149

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Selah #208c

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Select Songs for the Singing Service #75

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Select Songs for the Sunday School #75

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #1212

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #1212

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1212

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1212

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1212

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1212

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d64

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Songs of the Church #789

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #943

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #344.943

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1149

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The Baptist Hymn Book #943

The Book of Praise #d80

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #698

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The College Hymnal #457

The Good Old Songs #d72

The Good Old Songs #164

The National Baptist Hymn Book #d77

The National Baptist Hymn Book #ad77

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The National Baptist Hymnal #601

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The New York Choralist #216b

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d73

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The Psalmist #1098

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The Psalmist #1098

The Psalmodist #d24

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The Psalmody #1118

The Sanctus #d32

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