VOX ANGELICA. 11, 10, 11, 10, 9, 10. 493 Rev, John Bacchus Dykes. 1861. 1. Go to the grave in all thy glo- ri - ous prime, In full ac- tiv Servant of Jesus, pass to thy rest: Soldier of Jesus, go dwell among the blest. 1329 1330 For a Minister cut off in his Usefulness. 3 Go to the grave, which, faithful to its trust, 4 Go to the grave, for there thy Saviour lay In death's embraces, ere He rose on high; Cho. James Montgomery. (1771-1854.) 1825. ab. and Cho. added. "The Pilgrims of the Night." I HARK, hark, my soul: angelic songs are swelling Chorus. Angels of Jesus, angels of light, Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night. ATHALIE. S. M. D. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. (1809-1847.) 1. SERVANT of God, well done, Rest from thy loved em-ploy; The bat- tle fought, the 1331 On the Death of a Minister. 2 At midnight came the cry, "To meet thy God prepare!" He woke, and caught his Captain's eye; Then, strong in faith and prayer, His spirit with a bound Left its encumbering clay; His tent, at sunrise, on the ground, A darkened ruin lay. 3 The pains of death are past, Labor and sorrow cease, And, life's long warfare closed at last, 2 It is not death to bear The wrench that sets us free From dungeon-chain, to breathe the air Of boundless liberty. Jesus, Thou Prince of Life, Thy chosen cannot die; Like Thee, they conquer in the strife, Rev. Cæsar Henri Abraham Malan. (1787-1864.) 1841. 1333 The Death of the Righteous. IO FOR the death of those Who slumber in the Lord: 2 Their ransomed spirits soar On wings of faith and love, To meet the Saviour they adore, And reign with Him above. With us their names shall live Through long succeeding years, Embalmed with all our hearts can give, Our praises and our tears. Rev. Samuel Francis Smith. (1808-) 1831 1334 "For ever with the Lord." 2 Here in the body pent, Absent from Him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent 3 My Father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near, At times, to faith's foreseeing eye, Thy golden gates appear. 4 Ah, then my spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above. 5 "For ever with the Lord:" Father, if 'tis Thy will, The promise of that faithful word E'en here to me fulfil. 14 Ye dwellers in the dust, 5 'T was sown in weakness here, 1336 Rev. Horatius Bonar. (1808-) 1857. ab. Our House above. IWE have a house above, Not made with mortal hands; And firm as our Redeemer's love, That heavenly fabric stands. 2 It stands securely high, Our glorious mansion in the sky 3 Beneath our earthly load We labor now and groan, And hasten toward that house of God, And struggle to be gone. 4 Full of immortal hope, We urge the restless strife, And hasten to be swallowed up Of everlasting life. 5 Thy grace with glory crown, Who hast the earnest given, Rev. Charles Wesley 1708-1788.) 1759. ab. and sl. akt 2 Full of joyful expectation, Saints, behold the Judge appear; Truth and justice go before Him; Now the royal sentence hear: Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, Judge divine. "Come, ye blesséd of my Father, Enter into life and joy; Banish all your fears and sorrows; Welcome, welcome, to the skies. I HARK, the judgment-trumpet sounding Now the awful Judge beholds. 2 Jesus, Captain of salvation, Leads His armies down the skies; 3 Zion's King, His throne ascending, Rev. Nathan Sidney Smith Beman. (1786-1871.) 1832. ab ST. PETER'S. 8, 7, 4. James Turle. 1862. 1. Lo, He comes, with clouds descending, Once for favored sin - ners slain; 2 Every eye shall now behold Him, Shall the true Messiah see. Heaven and earth, shall flee away; All who hate Him must, confounded, Hear the trump proclaim the day; Come to judgment, Come to judgment, come away. 4 Now redemption, long expected, See in solemn pomp appear: All His saints, by men rejected, Now shall meet Him in the air: Hallelujah! See the day of God appear. 5 Yea, amen; let all adore Thee, High on Thine eternal throne: Saviour, take the power and glory; Claim the kingdom for Thine own: O come quickly, Hallelujah! come, Lord, come. Rev. Charles Wesley. (1708-1788.) 1758. Rev. Martin Madan. (1726--1790.) 1760. ab 1341 The Day of Judgment. 1 DAY of judgment, day of wonders, How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound. 2 See the Judge, our nature wearing, You who long for His appearing Own me in that day for Thine. 3 At His call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea; All the powers of nature, shaken By His looks, prepare to flee; Careless sinner, What will then become of thee? 4 But to those who have confesséd, Loved and served the Lord below, He will say, "Come near, ye blesséd, See the kingdom I bestow; You for ever Shall My love and glory know." Rev. John Newton. (1725-1807.) 1779 ab. |