May 9, 2020 (Saturday)
Vera Lynn, a British subject now 103 years old, lifted the morale of military servicemen from England, America and other allies during World War 2. Her most famous song was “We’ll Meet Again,” written in 1939. Music and lyrics were composed and written by English songwriters Ross Parker and Hughie Charles. The song is one of the most famous of the Second World War era, and resonated with soldiers going off to fight as well as their families and sweethearts. Optimism was in the message of the song, as it promised, “We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when..” The song encouraged the soldiers to believe they would survive combat. Her records and appearances built confidence and faith in those involved in the war effort.
These are the words of the song she sang: “We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day. Keep smiling through, just like you always do,’til the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away. So will you please say “Hello” to the folks that I know. Tell them I won’t be long. They’ll be happy to know that as you saw me go I was singing this song: ‘We’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some sunny day.”
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ANOTHER SONG ABOUT MEETING AGAIN
The hymn, “I’ll Meet You In The Morning,” strengthens our belief that the abundant Christian life we now have will be ours forever. We confidently believe we shall see and know each other when we get to Heaven. Like Vera Lynn’s song, “We’ll Meet Again,” which bestows hope, this song offers much stronger hope that has been transformed into solid faith that allows us to say, “I know that we shall see Jesus face to face and we shall have fellowship with all our spiritual family forever.”
I’LL MEET YOU IN THE MORNING
Albert E. Brumley
1936
I’ll meet you in the morning by the bright riverside
When all sorrow has drifted away
I’ll be standin’ at the portals when the gates open wide
At the close of life’s long dreary day
I’ll met you in the morning with a ‘How do you do?’
And we’ll sit down by the river
and with rapture, auld acquantance renew.
You’ll know me in the morning by the smile that I wear
When I meet you in the morning by, in the city that is built four square
I will meet you in the morning in the sweet by and by
And exchange the old cross for a crown
There will be no disappointments and nobody shall die
In that land when life’s sun goeth down
I’ll meet you in the morning with a ‘How do you do?’
And we’ll sit down by the river and with rapture, auld acquantance renew.
You’ll know me in the morning by the smile that I wear
When I meet you in the morning in the city that is built four square.