957. Friend after friend departs

1 Friend after friend departs:
Who hath not lost a friend?
There is no union here of hearts
That finds not here an end:
Were this frail world our only rest,
Living or dying, none were blest.

2 Beyond the flight of time,
Beyond this vale of death,
There surely is some blessed clime
Where life is not a breath,
Nor life's affection transient fire
Whose sparks fly upward to expire.

3 There is a world above,
Where parting is unknown;
A whole eternity of love
Formed for the good alone:
O Saviour, hasten to appear!
Translate us to that happy sphere.

Text Information
First Line: Friend after friend departs
Author: James Montgomery
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Death and Resurrection
Tune Information
Name: REQUIEM
Composer: F. E. Belden
Meter: P. M.
Key: A♭ Major



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