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Farewell! I say with gladness

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #532 (1918) Meter: 7.6.8.1 Lyrics: 1 Farewell! I say with gladness, False, evil world, farewell! Thy life is sin and sadness, With thee I would not dwell; In heaven are better pleasures, I long for that bright sphere Where God grants endless treasures To those that served Him here. 2 Do with me as it pleases Thy heart, O Son of God! When anguish on me seizes, Help me to bear my load; Nor then my sorrows lengthen, But take me hence on high; My fearful spirit strengthen, And let me calmly die. 3 When all around is darkling, Thy name and cross, still bright, Deep in my heart are sparkling Like stars in blackest night. Appear Thou in Thy sorrow, For Thine was woe indeed, And from Thy cross I borrow All comfort heart can need. 4 Thou diedst for me,--O hide me When tempests round me roll; Through all my foes, O guide me, Receive my trembling soul. If I but grasp Thee firmer, What matters pain when past? Hath he a cause to murmur Who reaches heaven at last? 5 O write my name, I pray Thee, Now in the book of life; So let me here obey Thee, And there, where joys are rife, Forever bloom before Thee, Thy perfect freedom prove, And tell, as I adore Thee, How faithful was Thy love. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

It is not death to die

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #533 (1918) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 It is not death to die; To leave this weary road, And 'midst the brotherhood on high To be at home with God. 2 It is not death to close The eye long dimmed by tears, And wake, in glorious repose To spend eternal years. 3 It is not death to bear The wrench that sets us free From dungeon chain, to breathe the air Of boundless liberty. 4 It is not death to fling Aside this sinful dust, And rise, on strong exulting wing, To live among the just. 5 Jesus, Thou Prince of life! Thy chosen cannot die; Like Thee, they conquer in the strife, To reign with Thee on high. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

And must this body die

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #534 (1918) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 And must this body die, This mortal frame decay? And must these active limbs of mine Lie mouldering in the clay? 2 God, my Redeemer lives, And ever from the skies Looks down and watches all my dust, Till He shall bid it rise. 3 Arrayed in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape, and every face, Look heavenly and divine. 4 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love: We would adore His grace below And sing His power above. 5 Dear Lord, accept the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise With our immortal tongues. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

I would not live alway; I ask not to stay

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #535 (1918) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Lyrics: 1 I would not live alway; I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way: The few lurid mornings that dawn on us here Are enough for life's woes, full enough for its cheer. 2 I would not live alway; thus fettered by sin, Temptation without and corruption within: E'en the rapture of pardon is mingled with fears, And the cup of thanksgiving with penitent tears. 3 I would not live alway; no, welcome the tomb; Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom: There sweet be my rest till He bid me arise To hail Him in triumph descending the skies. 4 Who, who would live alway, away from his God? Away from yon heaven, that blissful abode, Where the rivers of pleasure flow o'er the bright plains, And the noontide of glory eternally reigns: 5 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Savior and brethren transported to greet, While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the soul? Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

Hark! a voice divides the sky

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #536 (1918) Lyrics: 1 Hark! a voice divides the sky: Happy are the faithful dead, In the Lord who sweetly die; They from all their toils are freed. 2 Them the Spirit hath declared Blest, unutterably blest; Jesus is their great Reward, Jesus is their endless Rest. 3 Followed by their works, they go Where their Head had gone before; Reconciled by grace below, Grace hath opened mercy’s door. 4 Justified through faith alone, Here they knew their sins forgiven; Here they laid their burden down, Hallowed and made meet for heaven. 5 When from flesh the spirit freed Hastens homeward to return, Mortals cry: "A man is dead!" Angels sing: "A child is born!" Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #537 (1918) Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Lyrics: 1 Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled Now Thy little lamb's brief weeping; Ah, how peaceful, pale, and mild, In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping, And no sigh of anguish sore Heaves that little bosom more. 2 In this world of care and pain, Lord, Thou wouldst no longer leave it; To the sunny, heavenly plain Dost Thou now with joy receive it; Clothed in robes of spotless white, Now it dwells with Thee in light. 3 AH, Lord Jesus, grant that we Where it lives may soon be living, And the lovely pastures see That its heavenly food are giving: Then the gain of death we prove Though Thou take what most we love. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

Now lay we calmly in the grave

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #538 (1918) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Now lay we calmly in the grave This form, whereof no doubt we have That it shall rise again that day, In glorious triumph o'er decay. 2 And so to earth again we trust What came from dust and turns to dust, And from the dust shall surely rise, When the last trumpet fills the skies. 3 His soul forever lives in God, Whose grace his pardon hath bestowed, Who through His Son redeemed him here From bondage unto sin and fear. 4 His trials and his griefs are past; A blessed end is his at last; He bore Christ's yoke and did His will, And though he died he liveth still. 5 He lives where none do mourn and weep, And calmly shall this body sleep, 'Tis God shall death Himself destroy, And raise it into glorious joy. 6 He suffered pain and grief below, Christ heals him now from all his woe; For him hath endless joy begun; He shines in glory like the sun. 7 Then let us leave him to his rest, And homeward turn, for he is blest: And we must well our souls prepare, For death may seize us everywhere. 8 So help us, Christ, our Hope in loss; Thou hast redeemed us by Thy cross From endless death and misery; We praise, we bless, we worship Thee. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

Now hush your cries and shed no tear

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #539 (1918) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Now hush your cries and shed no tear, On such death none should look with fear; He died a faithful Christian man, And with his death true life began. 2 Coffin and grave we deck with care, His body reverently bear, It is not dead, but rests in God, And softly sleeps beneath the sod. 3 It seems as all were over now,-- The heavy limbs, the soulless brow,-- Yet through these rigid limbs once more A nobler life, ere long, shall pour. 4 These bones, now dead, again shall feel New warmth and vigor through them steal, And reunited they shall soar On high to live for evermore. 5 This body, lying stiff and stark, Shall soon rise upward from the dark, And swiftly mount up through the skies, E'en as the spirit heavenward flies, 6 The buried grain of wheat must die, Withered and worthless long must lie, Yet springs to light all sweet and fair, And proper fruits shall rightly bear. 7 E'en so this body, made of dust, To earth we once again entrust, Where it shall slumber free from pain, Till from the dead it rise again. 8 God breathed into this house of clay The spirit that hath passed away; The righteous mind, the noble heart, The living faith did Christ impart. 9 Now earth has hid it from our eyes, Till God shall bid it wake and rise, Who ne'er the creature will forget, On whom His image He hath set. 10 Ah! would that promised day were here, When Christ shall once again appear, And bring them to their heavenly home Who have been buried in the tomb. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #540 (1918) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep, From which none ever wakes to weep; A calm and undisturbed repose, Unbroken by the last of foes. 2 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, how sweet To be for such a slumber meet; With holy confidence to sing That death has lost his venomed sting. 3 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, Whose waking is supremely blest; No fear, no woe, shall dim that hour That manifests the Savior's power. 4 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, for me May such a blissful refuge be; Securely shall my ashes lie, And wait the summons from on high. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English

Jesus! I live to Thee

Hymnal: ELHL1918 #541 (1918) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Jesus! I live to Thee, The loveliest and best; My life in Thee, Thy life in me, In Thy blest love I rest. 2 Jesus! I die to Thee, Whenever death shall come; To die in Thee is life to me In my eternal home. 3 Whether to live or die, I know not which is best; To live in Thee is bliss to me, To die is endless rest. 4 Living or dying, Lord, I ask but to be Thine; My life in Thee, Thy life in me, Makes heaven forever mine. Topics: Death and Burial Languages: English