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SISTER, thou wast mild and lovely,

Interment of a pious young Female.

Poet: Samuel Francis Smith, D. D., 1832
Meter: 8s,7s (8,7,8,7)
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
SISTER, thou wast mild and lovely,
Gentle as the summer breeze,
Pleasant as the air of evening,
When it flows among the trees.
Stockwood 118, Stanza 1, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
2
Peaceful be thy silent slumber--
Peaceful in the grave so low:
Thou no more wilt join our number;
Thou no more our songs shall know.
Stockwood 118, Stanza 1, Lines 5, 6, 7, & 8
3
Dearest sister, thou hast left us;
Here thy loss we deeply feel;
But 'tis God that has bereft us:
He can all our sorrows heal.
Stockwood 118, Stanza 2, Lines 1, 2, 3, & 4
4
Yet again we hope to meet thee,
When the day of life is fled,
Then in heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no farewell tear is shed.
Stockwood 118, Stanza 2, Lines 5, 6, 7 & 8
Stow, Baron and S. F. Smith. The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Baptist Churches; with a Supplement. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1843.