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Song: God be with you 'til we meet again
1. Song: God be with you 'til we meet again
The song "God be with you 'til we meet again" is based on the meaning of the words "Good bye".
2. Goodbye
So "
Goodbye"
from middle English "
godbwye"
which is a short form of "
God be"
which is a short form of "
God be with you".
As in French "
adieu" and Spanish "
adios".
"Good bye" is a short form of "God be with you" (until we meet again).
3. Words: Jeremiah Rankin
Jeremiah Rankin (1818-1904), New England.
1904-Abolitionist, champion of the temperance movement.
Minister of Washington D.C.'s First Congregational Church.
Correspondent with Frederick Douglass.
6th president of Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Wrote: God be with you 'til we meet again
Wrote: Tell it to Jesus
4. Words: Jeremiah Rankin
The song is similar to a negro spiritual in that it repeats one or more phases many times.
5. Funeral of Teddy Roosevelt
A few years before his death, when the late President Theodore Roosevelt was making a farewell visit in Memphis, Tenn., a great audience of three thousand people sang in his honor the well-loved strain, “God be with you till we meet again.” (plymouthbrethern.org)
What if this happened today?
6. Omission
The Methodist hymnal (1975) omits the traditional chorus/refrain.
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.
For better or worse, omitting the chorus/refrain avoids a lot of repetition.
7. Change
The Methodist hymnal (1975) changes part of verse 3.
Original: When life’s perils thick confound you,
Revision: If life’s trials should confound you,
Original: Put His arms unfailing round you,
Revision: God will put His arms around you,
8. Music: William Tomer
William Tomer (1833-1896), New Jersey
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Music director at Grace Methodist Episcopal Church
9. Verse 0
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.
10. Verse 0
God be with you till we meet again,
‘Neath His wings protecting hide you,
Daily manna still provide you,
God be with you till we meet again.
11. Verse 0
God be with you till we meet again,
If life’s trials should confound you,
God will put His arms around you,
God be with you till we meet again.
12. Verse 0
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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