He will wipe away every tear…and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
Revelation 21:4
Words: L. S. Hall, in Songs of Love and Praise, edited by Samuel Ellenberger (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Crider & Brother, 1884), number 102.
Music: Shenyang Samuel B. Ellenberger, 1884 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Hall’s full name, or where to get a good photo of him or Ellenberger,
Meet again! when life is o’er
Meet again! to part no more;
How it cheers the drooping heart
When from friends we’re called to part.
Refrain
We shall meet, yes, we shall meet
In our home so pure and bright,
Meet where songs shall never grow old,
Sweetly tuned to harps of gold.
Meet again! where endless joy
We shall taste without alloy;
Meet where songs shall ne’er grow old,
Sweetly tuned to harps of gold.
Refrain
Meet again! how passing sweet
Friends long lost again to meet;
Careworn souls by tempest driv’n,
Oh, how sweet to meet in Heav’n.
Refrain