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We Shall Never Say Goodbye

Author: Daniel Otis Teasley Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Farewell, brother, we shall never Refrain First Line: No farewell word shall ever be heard Lyrics: 1 Farewell, brother, we shall never, In our home beyond the sky, Speak the painful word at parting, We shall never say goodbye. Refrain: No farewell word shall e’er be heard, Beyond the vaulted sky; In heaven blest the soul shall rest, No more to say goodbye. 2 Farewell, brother, we shall anchor In that morning by and by, With our stormy voyage over, We shall never say goodbye. [Refrain] 3 When our trials here are ended, And we reach our home on high, Where the blest shall part, no, never, We shall hear no sad goodbye. [Refrain] 4 Oh, how sweet the thought at parting, We’ve a mansion in the sky, Where the happy sainted millions Never speak the word “goodbye”! [Refrain] Select Hymns, 1911 (Timeless Truths)
We Shall Never Say Goodbye

I Celebrate the Inward Light

Author: Lewy Olfson Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal
I Celebrate the Inward Light

Jesu, Our Captain And Our King

Author: William John Blew Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Text Sources: Mozarbic Hymnarium; Tr.: The Church Hymn and Tune Book (London: Francis & John Rivington, 1892)
Jesu, Our Captain And Our King

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[Farewell, brother, we shall never]

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Daniel O. Teasley Tune Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/We_Shall_Never_Say_Goodbye); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (130); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (90) Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51332 11412 33212 Used With Text: We Shall Never Say Goodbye
[Farewell, brother, we shall never]
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GOSHEN

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 207 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anonymous Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 55435 43243 16217 Used With Text: I Celebrate the Inward Light
GOSHEN
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EPSTEIN

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: A. Epstein Tune Sources: The Army and Navy Hymnal (New York: Century Company, 1921 Tune Key: A Flat Major Incipit: 37156 432 Used With Text: I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace
EPSTEIN

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We Shall Never Say Goodbye

Author: D. O. T. Hymnal: Timeless Truths #52 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 First Line: Farewell, brother, we shall never Refrain First Line: No farewell word shall e’er be heard Lyrics: 1 Farewell, brother, we shall never, In our home beyond the sky, Speak the painful word at parting, We shall never say goodbye. Refrain: No farewell word shall e’er be heard, Beyond the vaulted sky; In heaven blest the soul shall rest, No more to say goodbye. 2 Farewell, brother, we shall anchor In that morning by and by, With our stormy voyage over, We shall never say goodbye. [Refrain] 3 When our trials here are ended, And we reach our home on high, Where the blest shall part, no, never, We shall hear no sad goodbye. [Refrain] 4 Oh, how sweet the thought at parting, We’ve a mansion in the sky, Where the happy sainted millions Never speak the word “goodbye”! [Refrain] Topics: Anticipation Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Tune Title: [Farewell, brother, we shall never]
We Shall Never Say Goodbye

I Celebrate the Inward Light

Author: Lewy Olfson Hymnal: Worship in Song #149 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Topics: Adoration; African-American spiritual African-American spiritual; Comfort; Faith; God's Care; Hope; Inner light; Living Christ; Love; Quaker author; Truth Tune Title: GOSHEN
I Celebrate the Inward Light
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I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace

Author: Grace Aguilar, 1816-1847 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10520 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 I bless Thee, Father, for the grace Thou me this day hast given, Strengthening my soul to seek Thy face And list the theme of Heaven. I bless Thee that each workday care Thy love has lulled to rest, And every thought whose wing is prayer Thine answering word hath blessed. 2 O ’tis as some reviving dew Were o’er each sorrow stealing, Folding in Heaven’s azure hue Each dark and weary feeling. Come, then if, God, ’tis Thy decree, My workday thoughts feel care, The day of rest is still for me Thy presence then to share. Languages: English Tune Title: EPSTEIN
I Bless Thee, Father, For The Grace

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Anonymous

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Composer of "GOSHEN" in Worship in Song In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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Daniel Otis Teasley

1876 - 1942 Person Name: D. O. T. Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Author of "We Shall Never Say Goodbye" in Timeless Truths Daniel Otis Teasley, 1876-1942 Died: November 15, 1942, Santa Ana, California. Teasley en­tered the min­is­try of the Church of God de­nom­in­a­tion in 1896, and pas­tored in New York. Some­time af­ter 1910, he be­came Gen­er­al Man­a­ger of the Gos­pel Trump­et Com­pa­ny, where he worked un­til 1917. He then worked as gen­er­al man­ag­er of War­ner Press (1917-18). His works in­clude: Historical Ge­o­graphy of the Bi­ble, 1898, 1917 The Ho­ly Spir­it and Other Spir­its, 1904 How to Con­duct a Sun­day School, 1911 The Go­spel Guide-book, 1918 The Bi­ble and How to In­ter­pret It, 1918 Lyrics-- At the Cross of Je­sus Bow­ing Back to the Bless­èd Old Bi­ble Be Rea­dy When He Comes I Am the Lord’s I Know in My Heart What It Means I Will Praise Him, Hal­le­lu­jah! In Ho­ly Rev­er­ence, Lord Song of Joy, A We’ll Crown Him Lord of All We’ll Praise the Lord Music-- No Friend Like Je­sus Reverena --hymntime.com/tch/
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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Person Name: Charles H. Gabriel Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6 Composer of "WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN" in Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday­-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman
Chas. H. Gabriel

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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary

Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.6
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
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