If Death My Friend and Me Divide
If death my friend and me divide,
Thou dost not, Lord, my sorrow chide,
Or frown my tears to see;
Restrained from passionate excess,
Thou bidst me mourn in calm distress
For them that rest in Thee.
I feel a strong immortal hope,
Which bears my mournful spirit up
Beneath its mountain load;
Redeemed from death, and grief, and pain,
I soon shall find my friend again
Within the arms of God.
Pass a few fleeting moments more
And death the blessing shall restore
Which death has snatched away;
For me Thou wilt the summons send,
And give me back my parted friend
In that eternal day.
Words: Charles Wesley, Short Hymns, 1762.

Happy Sunday Ellen! Take care, have a great day and a happy week ahead.
…Ellen, enjoy a peaceful Sunday.
Just wonderful hymn… Thank you. Blessings.
This is one I haven’t heard before.
For the believers death is just a parting for a little while and what a reunion it will be when we meet again! π
Blessings to you and your family Ellen.
That Wesley hymn is a new one for me. Where can I find the melody? Willow
Cyberhymnal has a short recorded melody here http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/i/d/m/f/idmfamdi.htm
I recall these words but cannot recall the tune. Found it played on YU (here)