For the closing hymn we sang "God Be With You Till We Meet Again". That is such a stong hymn to me. It has such simple words but they mean so much. We are literally asking that the Lord bless those that leave us either through death, or other distance and time. It also reassures that we will see them again. It's almost a guarentee that we will see each other again. It's not God be with you until we possibly meet again it's Till We Meet Again. It gives such comfort. I believe that this song has been sung at each family members funeral and even though I had a hard time singing it, it really brings comfort to my heart and reminds me of the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for us so we can see each other again and so we can see our Heavenly Father again. My last day of seminary in 9th grade my teacher asked that we sing it for our closing hymn. After we were done he said, "I know God will be with you till we meet again." Instead of saying 'Goodbye' to people, maybe we should say "God be with you till we meet again". It may bring comfort to your friends and family. So I end this blog with the special words of this song.
God be with you till we meet again;
by his councels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.
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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.
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God be with you till we meet again:
Keep love's banner floating o'er you;
Smite death's theat'ning wave before you.
God be with you till we meet again.
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Till we meet, till we meet,
Till we meet at Jesus' feet.
Till we meet, till we meet,
God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
5 comments:
I love that hymn too. We always sing it in my singing group when someone leaves on a mission. It was really, really hard to get through it when Kyle left though.
I love that hymn. Whenever I am having a hard time, I will humm, or sing that song in my head.
WOW - Candice -- I so needed to read this today. Talk about inspiring!!
Thank you... really.
What a lovely post. Thank you for sharing something so sweet.
We sang this last week at Jason's brother's funeral. This hymn touches everyone, regardless of their faith. It certainly brought tears to everyone's eyes there.
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