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When I Am Gone 339
Tune: Arranged by M. H. Turner, 1850
Alto: Miss Minnie Floyd, 1902
Lyrics: Mary Stanley Bunce Dana Shindler, 1841
Meter: Particular Meter: 10,8,10,8,10,10,10,7
Shed not a tear o'er your friend's early bier,
When I am gone, when I am gone;
Smile when the slow tolling bell you shall hear,
When I am gone, when I am gone;
Weep not for me as you stand round my grave,
Think who has died His beloved to save,
Think of the crown all the ransomed shall wear,
When I am gone, I am gone.
Shed not a tear as you all kneel in pray'r,
When I am gone, when I am gone;
Sing a sweet song when my grave you shall see,
When I am gone, when I am gone;
Sing to the Lamb who on earth once was slain,
Sing to the Lamb who in heaven doth reign,
Sing 'till the earth shall be filled with His name,
When I am gone, I am gone.