God Be With You Till We Meet Again
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Sankey 144
God be with you till we meet again;
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Refrain:
Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus’ feet;
Till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again;
Neath His wings protecting hide you;
Daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.
Refrain
God be with you till we meet again;
With the oil of joy anoint you;
Sacred ministries appoint you;
God be with you till we meet again.
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God be with you till we meet again;
When life’s perils thick confound you;
Put His arms unfailing round you;
God be with you till we meet again.
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God be with you till we meet again;
Of His promises remind you;
For life’s upper garner bind you;
God be with you till we meet again.
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God be with you till we meet again;
Sicknesses and sorrows taking,
Never leaving or forsaking;
God be with you till we meet again.
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God be with you till we meet again;
Keep love’s banner floating o’er you,
Strike death’s threatening wave before
you;
God be with you till we meet again.
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God be with you till we meet again;
Ended when for you earth’s story,
Israel’s chariot sweep to glory;
God be with you till we meet again.
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HISTORY AND CREDITS
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Written as a Christian good-bye,the song was called
forth by no person or occasion, but was deliberately
composed as a Christian hymn on the basis of the
etymology of “good-bye,” which is “God be with you.”
The first stanza was written and sent to two composers
one of unusual note, the other wholly unknown and not
thoroughly educated in music. I selected the
composition of the latter, submitted it to J. W. Bischoff—
the musical director of a little book we were preparing—
who approved of it, but made some criticisms, which
were adopted. It was sung for the first time one even
ing in the First Congregational Church in Washington,
of which I was then the pastor and Mr. Bischoff the
organist. I attributed its popularity in no little part to
the music to which it was set. It was a wedding of words
and music, at which it was my function to preside; but
Mr. Tomer should have his full share of the family
honor.
GOD BE WITH YOU
Words: Jeremiah E Rankin
Music: William G. Tomer (1882), then Music Director,
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.
Scored again by Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906.
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Jeremiah E Rankin
1828-1904
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872-1958
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