Go Bury Thy Sorrow

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Go bury thy sorrow

Author: Mary A. Bachelor
Tune: [Go bury thy sorrow] (Bliss)
Published in 89 hymnals

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1 Go bury thy sorrow;
The world hath its share;
Go bury it deeply,
Go hide it with care;
Go think of it calmly
When curtained by night;
Go tell it to Jesus,
And all will be right.

2 Go tell it to Jesus;
He knoweth thy grief;
Go tell it to Jesus;
He'll send thee relief;
Go gather the sunshine
He sheds on the way;
He'll lighten thy burden;
Go, weary one, pray.

3 Hearts growing a weary
With heavier woe,
Now droop 'mid the darkness:
Go comfort them, go!
Go bury thy sorrows,
Let others be blest;
Go give them the sunshine,
Tell Jesus the rest.

Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #1372

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Author: Mary A. Bachelor

Bachelor, Mary A. This is the name which Mr. Sankey gives as the writer of "Go, bury thy sorrow," p. 1566, i. He adds that it originally began, "Bury thy sorrow, hide it with care." It was found by P. P. Bliss in a newspaper, and altered by him for musical reasons. See My Life and Sacred Songs, by I. D. Sankey, 1906. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Go bury thy sorrow
Title:	Go Bury Thy Sorrow
Author:	Mary A. Bachelor
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Go and tell Jesus
Notes:	Spanish translations: "Ven alma que lloras" by Anonymous; "Ven alma que lloras" by A. L. Empaytaz
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Notes

Go, bury thy sorrow, p. 1566, i. In the Notes of Joy, 1869, the original of this hymn, with music by Mrs. J. F. Knapp, is given as "Bury thy sorrow, The world has its share." Possibly the words are also by Mrs. Knapp, but this is not stated as being so, and the authorship is open to doubt. See p. 1609, i.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

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