Scripture Verse

Before Him shall be gathered all nations: and He shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. Matthew 25:32

Introduction

Words: Ka­tha­ryn D. Ba­con, in The Pi­lot, ed­it­ed by Al­fred E. Hel­ton et al. (Len­oir, North Ca­ro­li­na: Teach­ers’ Mu­sic Pub­lish­ing, 1914), num­ber 63.

Music: T. S. Bag­well (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Bagwell’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Katharyn Bacon
(1884–1944)

Lyrics

To the bar of God on high
We’re go­ing by and by,
Where sad part­ings we shall see,
And oh! shall we be part­ed there?
With the mill­ions we shall stand
Arraigned at ei­ther hand,
And shall hear the words of life,
Or of death and dark des­pair.

Refrain

Shall we be part­ed there?
Shall we be part­ed there,
When with the world in judg­ment we shall be?
Will our Re­deem­er say, Enter My rest for aye,
Or you are doomed with the lost ones
To spend eter­ni­ty
?

We a strict ac­count must give
For ev­ery day we live,
Are we tru­ly serv­ing Christ,
And oh! shall we be part­ed there?
Some with joy to Heav’n will go,
Some to the world be­low;
Let us by the help of God
For that won­drous day pre­pare.

Refrain

Hope of meet­ing cheers the heart
When here true friends must part,
But ’twill be for ev­er­more,
If in ang­uish we’re part­ed there;
Father, grant us strength and grace
That when we end life’s race,
We may all as heirs with Christ
Enter Heav’n Thy joys to share.

Refrain