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At Rest
Shape-Note Gospel; Tune: Floyd M. Frederick, 1960; Words: Floyd M. Frederick & James Montgomery, 1825
ARTIST: James Montgomery, 1825; Floyd M. Frederick, 1960
CATEGORY: Traditional Shape-Note Gospel;
DATE: James Montgomery, 1825; Floyd M. Frederick, 1960
RECORDING INFO:
OTHER NAMES: "The World Can Never Give" "Farewell, Dear Friends"
SOURCES: Sacred Harp 1991 edition
NOTES: "At Rest" with by a tune by Floyd M. Frederick in 1960, and Floyd M. Frederick & James Montgomery, 1825 appears in 1991 edition of the Sacred Harp as number 499.
At Rest 499
Tune: Floyd M. Frederick, 1960
Words: Floyd M. Frederick & James Montgomery, 1825
Meter: Short Meter (6,6,8,6)
The world can never give
The bliss for which we sigh;
’Tis not the whole of life to live,
Nor all of death to die.
Beyond this vale of tears
There is a life above,
Unmeasured by the flight of years,
An endless life of love.
Farewell, dear friends, farewell,
For just a little while;
We’ll meet and sing on heaven’s shore,
Where parting comes no more.
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