Blest, Blest Forever

Only a little while sowing and reaping

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: [Only a little while, sowing and reaping]
Published in 2 hymnals

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Representative Text

1. Only a little while, sowing and reaping,
Only a little while, our vigil keeping;
Then we shall gather home, no more to sever,
Clasped in eternal love, blest, blest forever.

Refrain
Blest, blest forever,
No more to sever,
Clasped in eternal love,
Blest, blest forever.

2. Only a little while, heartbreak and sorrow,
Dark though the night may be, cloudless the morrow;
Only a little while, Earth ties to sever,
Then in our Father land, blest, blest forever. [Refrain]

3. Only a little while, shadow and sadness,
Then in eternity sunshine and gladness;
Only a little while, then o’er the river,
Home, rest and victor palm, life, joy forever. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #546

Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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Text Information

First Line: Only a little while sowing and reaping
Title: Blest, Blest Forever
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Blest, blest forever, no more to sever
Copyright: Public Domain

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