Scripture Verse

Is it well with the child?…It is well. 2 Kings 4:26

Introduction

Words: Hen­ri­et­ta O. Do­bree, in Fran­ces Brock’s Child­ren’s Hymn Book, 1881.

Music: Safe­ly, Safe­ly Will­iam H. Monk, in Hymns An­cient and Mo­dern, 1889 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Do­bree (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
William H. Monk (1823–1889)

Lyrics

Safely, safe­ly, ga­thered in,
Far from sor­row, far from sin,
No more child­ish griefs or fears,
No more sad­ness, no more tears;
For the life so young and fair
Now hath passed from earth­ly care;
God Him­self the soul will keep,
Giving His be­lov­èd—sleep.

Safely, safe­ly, ga­thered in,
Far from sor­row, far from sin,
Passed be­yond all grief and pain,
Death for thee is tru­est gain;
For our loss we must not weep,
Nor our loved ones long to keep
From the home of rest and peace,
Where all sin and sor­row cease.

Safely, sa­fely, ga­thered in,
Far from sor­row, far from sin,
God has saved from wea­ry strife,
In its dawn, this fresh young life;
Now it waits for us above,
Resting in the Sav­ior’s love;
Jesu, grant that we may meet
There, ador­ing, at Thy feet.