Church Praise: Comprising Part I. Complete Metrical Psalms; Part II. Hymns

398 "He that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."

399

"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."

HARK! a voice! it cries from heaven, 2 p All their toils and conflicts over,

Happy in the Lord who die ; " Happy they to whom 'tis given

From a world of grief to fly; res They indeed are truly blest; im From their labours then they rest.

Lo! they dwell with Christ above: cres Oh, what glories they discover

In the Saviour whom they love!
Now they see Him face to face,
Him who saved them by His grace.

3mf'Tis enough, enough for ever;

'Tis His people's bright reward;
They are blest indeed, who never
Shall be absent from the Lord:
Oh, that we may die like those
Who in Jesus then repose! Amen.

400

*If there is no accompaniment, the small notes may be sung. "Into Thy hand I commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth."

I NOW the labourer's task is o'er; Now the battle-day is past;

cres Now upon the farther shore

Lands the voyager at last : Father, in Thy gracious keeping dim Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

2 mfThere the tears of earth are dried; There its hidden things are clear; There the work of life is tried By a juster Judge than here: Father, in Thy gracious keeping dim Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

3 mfThere the Shepherd, bringing home

Many a lamb forlorn and strayed, Shelters each, (p) no more to roam, Where the wolf can ne'er invade : Father, in Thy gracious keeping dim Leave we now Thy servant sleeping.

4 There the penitents who turn To the cross their dying eyes,

cres All the love of Jesus learn

At His feet in Paradise : mf Father, in Thy gracious keeping dim Leave we now Thy servant sleeping

5 mf There no more the powers of he

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'Death is swallowed up in victory.'

BWHEN the last trumpet's awful voice 3p "Thy sting was sin, and conscious guiltThis rending earth shall shake,

When opening graves shall yield their
And dust to life awake, [charge

he Those bodies that corrupted fell
Nees Shall incorrupted rise;

And mortal forms shall spring to life fImmortal in the skies.

'Twas this that armed thy dart ; The law gave sin its strength and force To pierce the sinner's heart;

cres But God, whose name be ever blessed,
Disarms that foe we dread,
And makes us conquerors when we die,
f Through Christ our living Head."

Behold, what heavenly prophets sung 4 f
Is now at last fulfilled, [reign,
That death should yield his ancient
And, vanquished, quit the field.

nes Let Faith exalt her joyful voice,
And thus begin to sing:
"O Grave! where is thy triumph now?
And where, O Death! thy sting?..

Then steadfast let us still remain,

Though dangers rise around,
And in the work prescribed by God
Yet more and more abound;
Assured that, though we labour now,
We labour not in vain; [Lord,
But, through the grace of heaven's great
Th eternal crown shall gain. Amen.