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God Be with
You Till We Meet Again
“God Be with You Till We Meet Again” was composed by
Jeremiah Eames Rankin, D.D. Rankin was educated at Middleburg
College, Vermont, and at Andover. For two years he resided at
Potsdam, U.S. Subsequently he held pastoral charges as a
Congregational Minister at New York, St. Albans, Charlestown,
Washington D.C. He was President for several years of Howard
University, Washington, D.C. In 1878 he edited the
Gospel
Temperance Hymnal, and later the
Gospel
Bells. His hymns appeared in these collections, and
in D. E. Jones's
Songs of
the New Life, 1869.
Dr. Rankin's account of this hymn is, "It was written as a
Christian good-bye, and first sung in the First Congregational
Church, of which I was minister for fifteen years. We had Gospel
meetings on Sunday nights, and our music was intentionally of
the popular kind. I wrote the first stanza, and sent it to two
gentlemen for music. The music which seemed to me to best suit
the words was written by T. G. Tomer, teacher of public schools
in New Jersey, at one time on the staff of General 0. 0. Howard.
After receiving the music (which was revised by Dr. J. W.
Bischoff, the organist of my church), I wrote the other
stanzas." The hymn became at once popular, and has been
translated into several languages.
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Jeremiah Rankin |
Lyrics by
Jeremiah Rankin
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God be with you till we meet again,
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again,
’Neath His wings protecting hide you,
Daily manna still divide you,
God be with you till we meet again. |
God be with you till we meet again,
When life’s perils thick confound you,
Put His arms unfailing round you,
God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again,
Keep love’s banner floating o’er you,
Smite death’s threatening wave before you,
God be with you till we meet again. |
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