The Cyber Hymnal ‎#546

546. Blest, Blest Forever

1. Only a little while, sowing and reaping,
Only a little while, our vigil keeping;
Then we shall gather home, no more to sever,
Clasped in eternal love, blest, blest forever.

Refrain
Blest, blest forever,
No more to sever,
Clasped in eternal love,
Blest, blest forever.

2. Only a little while, heartbreak and sorrow,
Dark though the night may be, cloudless the morrow;
Only a little while, Earth ties to sever,
Then in our Father land, blest, blest forever. [Refrain]

3. Only a little while, shadow and sadness,
Then in eternity sunshine and gladness;
Only a little while, then o’er the river,
Home, rest and victor palm, life, joy forever. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Only a little while, sowing and reaping
• Title: Blest, Blest Forever
• Author: Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby (1892)
• Refrain First Line: Blest, blest forever
• Language: English
• Source: Winning Songs, by John R. Sweney, William J. Kirkpatrick, & H. L. Gilmour (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1892)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Only a little while, sowing and reaping]
• Composer: John Robson Sweney
• Incipit: 33353 32344 33336
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain