View source for Hark! from Afar a Funeral Knell

This hymn was said to have been made for the death of George Albert Smith, a prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<ref>History of Utah: 1540 - 1886, 1889 p. 671</ref>.

=Tunes=
*[[Rest]], by [[George Careless]]

=Associated Compilations=
*[[Latter-day Saints Psalmody, 1889]] no. 266 (to the tune [[Rest]], by [[George Careless]]
*[[Latter-day Saint Hymns, 1927]] no. 220 (to the tune [[Rest]], by [[George Careless]]

=Lyrics=
*Poet: [[Eliza R. Snow]]
*Copyright: [[Public Domain]]
*Notes: The version in [[Latter-day Saint Hymns, 1927]] has five verses; the Psalmody cut some out due to making tunes a higher priority probably since there already existed a words only hymnal at the time with the extra verses.
==Lyrics from [[Latter-day Saints Psalmody, 1889]] no. 266==
<pre>1. Hark! from afar a fune'ral knell
Moves on the breeze—its echoes swell
The chorus for the dead!
A consort's moans are in the sound.
And sobs of children weeping round
A parent's dying bed!

2. He's gone! his work on earth is gone,
His battle's fought, his race is run;
Blest is the path he trod.
For he espoused the glorious cause,
In prompt obedience to the laws
Of the eternal God.

3. He sleeps; his troubles here are o'er;
He sleeps where earthly ills no more
Will break the slumb'rer's rest
His dust is laid beneath the sod
His spirit has returned to God,
To mingle with the blest.</pre>

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