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When My Lifework Is Ended

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When my lifework is ended, And the summons has come

Author: Barney Elliott Warren; Author (refrain): Otto Bolds
Tune: [When my lifework is ended]
Published in 4 hymnals

Representative Text

1 When my lifework is ended,
And the summons has come,
When my voice there is blended
With the blood-washed at home,
In that happy reunion,
Where they’re waiting for me,
With my Lord in communion—
Oh, what bliss that will be!

Refrain:
Home, beautiful home,
Free from sorrow and care;
Loved ones beckon me come;
Soon its glories I’ll share.

2 When my lifework is ended,
When my toiling is past,
When the Lord has descended,
I shall see Him at last;
I’ll regret not my suff’ring,
Nor my sorrow and care,
When I rise to the glory
That awaits over there. [Refrain]

3 When my lifework is ended,
When its duties are done,
To that clime, oh, how splendid!
Where all hearts flow in one;
When the past is forgotten,
When the earth is no more,
When our trials are over,
We shall fly to that shore. [Refrain]

4 When my lifework is ended,
I shall leave all behind;
With the righteous ascended,
Oh, what wealth I shall find
In those bright realms of glory,
Where forever I’ll dwell,
With my Jesus and loved ones,
Where we’ll sing, “All is well.” [Refrain]

Evening Light Songs, 1987 (Timeless Truths)

Author: Barney Elliott Warren

Barney Elliott Warren was an American Christian hymnwriter and minister. See more in Wikipedia  Go to person page >

Author (refrain): Otto Bolds

(no biographical information available about Otto Bolds.) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: When my lifework is ended, And the summons has come
Title: When My Lifework Is Ended
Author: Barney Elliott Warren
Author (refrain): Otto Bolds
Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6.5.6.6.6
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Home, beautiful home
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[When my lifework is ended]Highcharts.com
Frequency of use
[When my lifework is ended]


Timeline

Appearance of this hymn in hymnals1910191519201925193019351940194519501955196019651970197519801985050100Percent of hymnalsHighcharts.com

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)
Page Scan

Evening Light Songs #365

Text

Timeless Truths #108

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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