Worship — Closing Hymns

When shall we meet again

No. 270
Metre 6s & 5s.
Tune UNITY.
Words Alaric A. Watts.
Music Lowell Mason.
Key E-flat major
Singing key E♭ major
Time 2/4
4 stanzas

Words

When shall we meet again,Meet ne'er to sever?When will peace wreathe her chainRound us forever?Our hearts will ne'er repose,Safe from each blast that blows,In this dark vale of woes,Never,—no, never!

When shall love freely flowPure as life's river?When shall sweet friendship glow,Changeless forever?Where joys celestial thrill,There bliss each heart shall fill,And fears of parting chillNever,—no, never!

Then to that world of lightTake us, dear Saviour;May we all there unite,Blessed forever;Where kindred spirits dwell,There may our music swell,And time our joys dispelNever,—no, never!

Soon shall we meet again,Meet ne'er to sever;Soon shall peace wreath her chainRound us forever;Our hearts will then repose,Secure from worldly woes;Our songs of praise shall closeNever,—no, never!

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—CLOSING HYMNS.»; hymn number «270» (large), tune name «UNITY. 6s & 5s.» centred over the music (condensed capitals and small capitals), «LOWELL MASON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «When»; under the staves «a - gain», «sev - er», «for - ev - er», «re - pose» are hyphenated with spaces, «nev-er» with a tight hyphen, and «Never,» is printed as one unbroken word under two notes. Stanzas 2–3 are printed as text in the left column below the music; stanza 4 runs from the foot of the left column (lines 1–4) to the top of the right column (lines 5–8), followed by «Alaric A. Watts.» in italics. No reference line of tune numbers is printed for this hymn. The print sets a thin space before «?», «;» and «!» («river ?», «Saviour ;», «never !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («life's», «ne'er»). Stanza 1 has «wreathe her chain», stanza 4 «wreath her chain» — both as printed. Lines 2, 4 and 8 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.