Death and Resurrection

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely

No. 960
Metre 8s & 7s.
Tune MOUNT VERNON.
Words S. F. Smith.
Music Lowell Mason.
Key C major
Singing key B♭ major
Time 4/4
4 stanzas

Words

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely,Gentle as the summer breezePleasant as the air of eveningWhen it floats among the trees.

Peaceful be thy silent slumber,Peaceful in the grave so low;Thou no more wilt join our number,Thou no more our songs shalt know.

Dearest sister, thou hast left us!Here thy loss we deeply feel;But 't is God that hath bereft us,He can all our sorrows heal.

Yet again we hope to meet thee,When this mortal life is fled;Then, in heaven, with joy to greet thee,Where no farewell tear is shed.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «DEATH AND RESURRECTION.»; hymn number «960» (large), tune name «MOUNT VERNON. 8s & 7s.» centred over the music, «LOWELL MASON.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «Sis». Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «162, 958.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 162 or 958; 958 is read as printed — see `uncertainties.md`). «S. F. Smith.» in italics after stanza 4. Lines 2 and 4 of each text stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!»; it is closed up here. «'t is» keeps the print's spaced elision. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's; no punctuation is visible after «breeze» (stanza 1, line 2), at the trimmed right edge of the scan.