← Shall We Know Each Other There? Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1352

Shall We Know Each Other There?

When we hear the music ringing

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When we hear the music ringingIn the bright celestial dome,When sweet angel voices, singing,Gladly bid us welcome home,To the land of ancient story,Where the dwellers know no care,—In that land of light and glory,—Shall we know each other there?

Chorus.

Shall we know each other? Shall we know each other?Shall we know each other? Shall we know each other there?

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In italics under the upper line of the chorus, under each «Shall we» (for the last two stanzas):*We shallWe shallWe shallWe shall

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Under the bass staff (tenor and bass, while soprano and alto hold «know»):Shall we knowShall we knowShall we know

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At the foot of PDF 563:* For last two stanzas.

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When the holy angels meet us,As we go to join their band,Shall we know the friends that greet usIn the glorious, happy land?Shall we see the same eyes shining,On us as in days of yore?Shall we feel the same arms twining,Fondly round us as before?

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Yes, my earth-worn soul rejoices,And my weary heart grows light;For the sweet immortal voicesAnd th' angelic faces brightThat shall sing with us the storyOf redemption round the throne,Are with us the heirs of glory,And we'll know as we are known.

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O ye weary, sad, and tossed ones!Droop not, faint not by the way;Ye shall join the loved and lost onesIn the land of perfect day.Harp-strings, touched by angel fingers,Murmur in my raptured ear;Evermore their sweet song lingers,"We shall know each other there!"