No seas again shall sever

Representative Text

1 No seas again shall sever;
No desert intervene;
No deep, sad flowing river
Shall roll its tide between.

2 No bleak cliffs upward towering,
Shall bound our eager sight;
No tempest darkly lowering,
Shall wrap us in its night.

3 Love, and unsevered union,
Of soul with those we love,
Nearness and glad communion
Shall be our joy above.

4 No dread of wasting sickness,
No thought of ache or pain,
No fretting hours of weakness,
Shall mar our peace again.

5 No death our homes o’ershading,
Shall e’er our harps unstring,
For all is life unfading,
In presence of our king.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #9556

Author: Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was born at Edinburgh, in 1808. His education was obtained at the High School, and the University of his native city. He was ordained to the ministry, in 1837, and since then has been pastor at Kelso. In 1843, he joined the Free Church of Scotland. His reputation as a religious writer was first gained on the publication of the "Kelso Tracts," of which he was the author. He has also written many other prose works, some of which have had a very large circulation. Nor is he less favorably known as a religious poet and hymn-writer. The three series of "Hymns of Faith and Hope," have passed through several editions. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: No seas again shall sever
Author: Horatius Bonar
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

ST. HILDA (Knecht)

The original form of ST. EDITH (also known as ST. HILDA) was composed in 1793 by Justin Heinrich Knecht for the text “Der neidern Menschhiet Hülle.” It was published in Vollstandige Sammlung … Choralmelodien (1799), edited by Johann Friedrich Christmann and Knecht, who composed ninety-seven o…

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AURELIA

Composed by Samuel S. Wesley (PHH 206), AURELIA (meaning "golden") was published as a setting for “Jerusalem the Golden” in Selection of Psalms and Hymns, which was compiled by Charles Kemble and Wesley in 1864. Though opinions vary concerning the tune's merits (Henry J. Gauntlett once condemned…

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BERNARD (Holbrook)


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Christ in Song #d374

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High School Hymnal #88

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #781

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #534

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Hymns of the Spirit #632

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Pearly Portals #19

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Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs #1269

School and College Hymnal #d95

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School and College Hymnal #88

Schools Lyrics #d149

Song-Hymnal of Praise and Joy #82

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #1289

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #1289

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or, Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Words only) #1289

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1289

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1289

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Songs for the Sanctuary #1289

Songs for the School #d105

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The Christian Hymn Book #1144

The Christian Hymnal #d455

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The Christian Hymnal #613

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The Cyber Hymnal #9556

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The Palm of Victory #27

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The Public School Hymnal #193

The Saints' Harp #d570

The School Hymn and Tune Book #d121

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The Standard Church Hymnal #640

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The Students' Hymnal #30

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The Students' Hymnal #30

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