Hicks' Farewell

歌詞

Version 1 My time is swiftly rolling on When I must faint and die My body to the dust return And there fergotten lie Let persecution rage around And Antichrist appear My silent dust beneath the ground There's no disturbance there To call poor sinners to repent And seek their Savior dear My brother preachers, boldly speak And stand on Zion's wall Confirm the drunk, confirm the weak And after sinners call My loving wife, my bosom friend The object of my love The time's been sweet l've spent with you My sweet and harmless dove My little children near my heart My warm affections know From each the path will I attend O from them can I go O God, a father to them be And keep them from all harm That they may love and worship Thee And dwell upon Thy charm How often you have looked fer me And often seen me come But now I must depart from thee And nevermore return My loving wife, don't grieve fer me Neither lament nor mourn Fer I will with my Jesus be And dwell upon his charm Version 2 (per spotify) The time is swiftly rolling on When I must faint and die My body to the dust return And there forgotten lie Let persecutions rage around Let Antichrist appear Beneath the cold and silent ground There's no disturbance there Through heats and cold I've toiled and went And wandered in despair To call poor sinners to repent And seek the Savior dear My brother preachers, boldly speak And stand on Zion's wall Confirm the strong, revive the weak And after sinners call My little children, near my heart And nature seems to bind It grieves me sorely to depart And leave you here behind Oh Lord, a father to them be And keep them from all harm That they may love and worship Thee And dwell upon Thy charm My loving wife, my bosom friend The object of my love The time's been sweet I spent with thee My sweet, my harmless dove Though I must now depart from thee Let this not grieve your heart For you will shortly come to me Where we shall never part