Sweet Farewell (Stephen Jenks)
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- (Posted 2016-04-07) CPDL #39216:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-07). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 56 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Four-part version; Counter Part written by B. C. Johnston, 2016. Note shapes added (4-shape). All three stanzas included.
- (Posted 2016-04-07) CPDL #39215:
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- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-07). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Three-part version. Oval note edition. A few minor edits, otherwise as written in 1805. All three stanzas included.
- (Posted 2016-04-07) CPDL #39213:
- Editor: Barry Johnston (submitted 2016-04-07). Score information: Unknown, 1 page, 48 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Three-part version. Note shapes added (4-shape). All three stanzas included.
General Information
Title: Sweet Farewell
First Line: Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing
Composer: Stephen Jenks
Lyricist: Anonymous
Number of voices: 3vv Voicing: STB
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred Meter: 887. 887. 887
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
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Description: First published in The Delights of Harmony - Norfolk Compiler, 1805. Words by an unknown author, possibly Jenks himself; these words only appear in Jenks' works associated with this song. Three stanzas.
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Original text and translations
English text
1. Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,
Send it down from heaven above;
May we all go home a-praising
And rejoicing in thy love.
Farewell, brethren, farewell, sisters,
Till we all shall meet above.
2. Pardon, Lord, now all our follies
While together we have been;
Make us humble, make us holy,
Cleanse us all from every sin.
Farewell, brethren, farewell, sisters,
Till we all shall meet again.
3. May thy presence, Lord, go with us,
To each one's respective home;
And the presence of our Jesus
Rest upon us, every one.
Farewell, brethren, farewell, sisters,
Till we all shall meet at home.