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Hail, dear friends and schoolmates

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1 Hail dear friends and schoolmates,
Glad are we to meet you here,
Seek with us the Saviour,
Hope of heav'n most dear,
O'er the fount of mercy,
Clouds can never darkly frown;
Keep your eyes uplifted,
Christ in love looks down.
Greeting, happy greeting,
Glad are we to meet you here,
Seek with us the Saviour,
Hope of heav'n most dear.

2 Hard the conflict wages,
Weary is the painful strife,
Jesus for you toiling,
Grants eternal life.
Fight with constant watching,
Trust in him who is divine,
All your happy caring
Unto him resign.

3 Soon the end is coming,
We shall sing in notes of joy,
Earth by grief our gladness
Will no more alloy.
Fair the future rises,
In the shining light of heaven,
Crowns are placed upon us,
By our Saviour given.


Source: The Little Sower for Sabbath Schools #110

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Author: Fannie E. Davison

Born: 1851, Cuy­a­ho­ga Falls, Ohio. Died: March 10, 1887, Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois. Buried: Carth­age, Mis­sou­ri. Fannie’s fa­ther was killed when she was 10 years old; af­ter her mo­ther’s re­mar­ri­age to ho­tel­i­er Hen­ry War­ner, the fam­i­ly moved to Carth­age, Mis­sou­ri. Fan­nie mar­ried court re­port­er Asa Lee Da­vis­on and they moved to Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois, then Ma­di­son, Wis­con­sin. Sev­er­al of her songs ap­peared in pub­li­ca­tions from the Fill­more Bro­thers of Cin­cin­na­ti, Ohio, in­clud­ing Songs of Gra­ti­tude (1877), Joy and Glad­ness (1880) and The Voice of Joy (1882). Lyrics-- Last Words, The Purer in Heart, O God --hymntime.com/tch/bi… Go to person page >

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First Line: Hail, dear friends and schoolmates
Author: Fannie E. Davison
Copyright: Public Domain
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