Vaughan's Funeral Songs: for funerals and memorial services

Author: James D. Vaughan
Publisher: James D. Vaughan, Music Publisher, Lawrenceburg, Tenn., 1937
Language: English
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PLoved ones have gone to that beautiful shore[Loved ones have gone to that beautiful shore]
1Lift your eyes, ye pilgrims, t'ward the promised land[Lift your eyes, ye pilgrims, t'ward the promised land]
2We shall sleep, but not forever[We shall sleep, but not forever]
3Oft when twilight shadows fall[Oft when twilight shadows fall]
4When I shall cross over the dark rolling tide[When I shall cross over the dark rolling tide]
5No tears in heaven, no sorrows given[No tears in heaven, no sorrows given]
6Upon our journey here below we meet with pain and loss[Upon our journey here below we meet with pain and loss]
7Sadly we sing and with tremulous breath[Sadly we sing and with tremulous breath]
8There's a land beyond the river[There's a land beyond the river]
9I have heard of a land on the faraway strand[I have heard of a land on the faraway strand]
10Our Saviour is coming back to this old earth[Our Saviour is coming back to this old earth]
11O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies[O they tell me of a home far beyond the skies]
12Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder[Tempted and tried we're oft made to wonder]
13There's a land that is fairer than day[There's a land that is fairer than day]
14Since the angels took my mother home to heav'n[Since the angels took my mother home to heav'n]
15My thoughts turn back to days of childhood[My thoughts turn back to days of childhood]
16On earth I'm a pilgrim and stranger[On earth I'm a pilgrim and stranger]
17We are trav'ling to a better land[We are trav'ling to a better land]
18Safe in the arms of Jesus[Safe in the arms of Jesus]
19Here we have a time of sorrow[Here we have a time of sorrow]
20Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep[Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep]
21Shall we gather at the river[Shall we gather at the river]
22Nearer, my God, to Thee[Nearer, my God, to Thee]
23We will sail across the tide[We will sail across the tide]
24Abide with me! fast falls the eventide[Abide with me! fast falls the eventide]
25Rock of Ages, cleft for me[Rock of Ages, cleft for me]
26When our loved ones fall asleep[When our loved ones fall asleep]
27In a home far away[In a home far away]
28Jesus, Lover of my soul[Jesus, Lover of my soul]
29There are loved ones in the glory[There are loved ones in the glory]
30There's a holy and beautiful city[There's a holy and beautiful city]
31Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom[Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloom]
32We are going down the valley, one by one[We are going down the valley, one by one]
33We read of a place that's called heaven[We read of a place that's called heaven]
34Jesus has taken a beautiful bud[Jesus has taken a beautiful bud]
[This hymnal has not been proofed - data may be incomplete or incorrect]
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