Adventist Pioneer Library

The Church — Ministry and Missions

And though our bodies part

  • No. 1041
  • Words Charles Wesley.
  • 6 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

And though our bodies part,To different climes afar,Still ever joined as one in heartThe friends of Jesus are.

2

O let us still proceedIn Jesus' work below;And, following our triumphant Head,To further conquests go.

3

The vineyard of the LordBefore his laborers lies,And lo! we see the vast rewardWhich waits us in the skies.

4

O that our heart and mindMay evermore ascend,That haven of repose to find,Where all our labors end;

5

Where all our toils are o'er,Our suffering and our pain!Who meet on that eternal shoreShall never part again.

6

O happy, happy place,Where saints and angels meet!There we shall see each other's face,And all our brethren greet.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «1041» (large) with the reference line «89, 236, 762,» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 89, 236 or 762; the last mark is printed as a comma, see uncertainties.md); the hymn begins in the lower part of the left column of p. 356 (running head «THE CHURCH—MINISTRY AND MISSIONS.»), below hymn 1040, with stanzas 1–3, and continues at the top of the right column with stanzas 4–6, ending with «Charles Wesley.» in italics. Six stanzas numbered «1»–«6» without a full stop (written «1.»–«6.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book). The first word «AND» is set in capitals and small capitals. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («below ;», «lo !», «end ;», «pain !», «meet !»); it is closed up here. The apostrophes of «Jesus'», «o'er» and «other's» are the printer's curly ones, written straight. Spelling («laborers», «labors»), punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6, like the tunes of the reference line).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Church — Ministry and Missions · No. 1041 · printed page 356
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02