Singing the Living Tradition ‎#411

411. Part in Peace

Part in peace! The day before us.
Praises sing for life and light.
Are the shadows length'ning o'er us?
Bless thy care who guards the night.

2 Part in peace! With deep thanksgiving,
rend'ring as we homeward tread,
love and service to the living,
gentle mem'ry to the dead.

3 Part in peace! Our voices raising,
in thy presence always be.
This the worship and the praising,
bringing peace to you and me.

Text Information

• First Line: Part in peace! The day before us
• Title: Part in Peace
• Author: Sarah Flower Adams, 1805-1848
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Service Music: Memorials and Funerals; The Living Tradition; Memorials and Funerals

Tune Information

• Name: CHARLESTON
• Harmonizer: Alistair Cassels-Brown, b. 1927
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Key: D Major
• Source: The Southern Harmony, 1835
• Copyright: Harm. © 1982 The Church Pension Fund