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Death and Resurrection

Sister, thou art sweetly sleeping

  • No. 961
  • Words Mrs. Small.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Sister, thou art sweetly sleeping,Free from pain, and toil, and care;Dearest sister, how we miss thee!Miss thee in the house of prayer.

2

Thou wilt sleep, but not forever;Jesus died, and rose again;Soon he 'll come in clouds of glory,—Thou wilt rise with him to reign.

3

Sister, then we hope to meet thee;Then we 'll take thee by the hand;Then we 'll twine our arms around thee,In that bright and happy land.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «961» (large) at the top of the right column of p. 324, under the music of hymn 960, with the reference line «162, 958,» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 162 STOCKWELL, 8s & 7s, or 958 — read as printed, see `uncertainties.md`; hymn 960 MOUNT VERNON, 8s & 7s, stands directly above). No meter is printed; the lines 8.7.8.7 are 8s & 7s, like 162 and 960. Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 of each stanza indented. The first word «SISTER» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Sister». The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!»; it is closed up here, and the apostrophes are written straight. The spaced elisions «he 'll» and «we 'll» are kept as printed. «Mrs. Small.» in italics after stanza 3.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Death and Resurrection · No. 961 · printed page 324
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02