They sleep in the si­lent old church­yard

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Their pure lives have come to a close;

They sleep in the si­lent old church­yard

Where soon I shall lie in re­pose.

The Old Parson’s Story

Lyricist: Eugene Hall, 1881
Composer: Edwin Excell, 1884
Hymn 1

...Their pure lives have come to a close;

They sleep in the si­lent old church­yard,

Where soon I shall lie in re­pose....

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Their pure lives have come to a close;

They sleep in the si­lent old church­yard,

Where soon I shall lie in re­pose.

The Old Parson’s Story

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