Scripture Verse

God shall wipe away all tears. Revelation 7:17

Introduction

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Mary B. Slade (1826–1882)

Words: Ma­ry B. Slade, in Good News, or Songs and Tunes for Sun­day Schools, Chris­tian As­so­cia­tions, and Spe­cial Meet­ings, ed­it­ed by Rig­don M. Mc­In­tosh (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1876).

Music: Asa B. Ev­er­ett (1828–1875) (🔊 pdf nwc).

IN MEMORIAM
TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 23, 1875

This is one of sev­er­al beau­ti­ful songs with­out words that my true and well tried friend, Dr. A. Brooks Ev­er­ett, con­trib­uted for these pag­es on­ly a short time be­fore his death; and to me, it was as sweet as any­thing Schu­mann ev­er wrote. The words are Mrs. Slade’s, and I thank her for them. The de­di­ca­tion is mine.

R. M. McIntosh

Lyrics

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Angel of Death
Horace Vernet (1789–1863)

Birds are re­joic­ing,
O’er hill and dell;
Hushed is thy voic­ing,
Sweeter that fell.
Friend of our hap­py days,
Brother of pray­er and praise,
Thine own sweet mu­sic says,
Loved one, fare­well!

Thou hast as­cend­ed,
Where an­gels dwell;
Where, earth songs end­ed,
Heav’n’s an­thems swell.
Safe, all the saints among,
Blest with the prais­ing throng,
Singing the new made songs,
Loved one, fare­well!

Salvation’s sto­ry
Then thou wilt tell;
Triumphs of glo­ry,
Thy voice shall swell.
Rest thou, oh, friend so dear,
Thy pre­cious Sav­ior near,
Where God shall wipe each tear,
Loved one, fare­well!

Safe from thee turn­ing,
Grief’s tones will knell;
Hard, hard the learn­ing,
God do­eth well!
Till, be it soon or late,
Up, at the pear­ly gate,
We meet, oh watch and wait,
Loved one, fare­well!