Thou Art Gone

Words:
Sam Shultz
Music:
Emmett S. Dean

Sheet music

  1. 1Thou art gone our precious darling,(precious darling,)Never more canst thou return;(canst thou return;)Thou shalt sleep a peaceful slumber,(peaceful slumber,)Till the resurrection morn.We shall meet to part, no, never.(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)By and by, By and by;(By and by, By and by;)We shall meet, to part, no, never,(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)In that home beyond the sky.(In that home beyond the sky.)
  2. 2Then beyond this vale of sorrow,(vale of sorrow,)We’ll awake from ev’ry care;(from ev’ry care;)In a city bright, eternal,(bright, eternal,)And its joys we’ll ever share.We shall meet to part, no, never.(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)By and by, By and by;(By and by, By and by;)We shall meet, to part, no, never,(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)In that home beyond the sky.(In that home beyond the sky.)
  3. 3Thou art gone our precious darling,(precious darling,)Never more we’ll see thy face;(we’ll see thy face;)Till we meet thee o’er the river,(o’er the river,)In that happy dwelling place.We shall meet to part, no, never.(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)By and by, By and by;(By and by, By and by;)We shall meet, to part, no, never,(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)In that home beyond the sky.(In that home beyond the sky.)
  4. 4There we’ll meet you, precious darling(precious darling)There we clasp glad hands once more;(glad hands once more;)When we’ve met to part, no, never,(part, no, never,)On that happy, peaceful shore.We shall meet to part, no, never.(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)By and by, By and by;(By and by, By and by;)We shall meet, to part, no, never,(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)In that home beyond the sky.(In that home beyond the sky.)
  5. 5There we’ll spend the countless ages,(countless ages,)Ever by our Savior’s side;(our Savior’s side;)There we’ll never know a sorrow,(know a sorrow,)There our tears will all be dried.We shall meet to part, no, never.(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)By and by, By and by;(By and by, By and by;)We shall meet, to part, no, never,(We shall meet, to part, no, never, part, no, never,)In that home beyond the sky.(In that home beyond the sky.)

In the hymnals

  • Written in 1899, the words are in 26 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →

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