5 O happy, happy soul! In ecstasies of praise, Long as eternal ages roll, Thou seest thy Saviour's face. 6 Redeem'd from earth and pain, 1087 10th P. M. 8 lines 8s. At rest, and happy. HOW blest is our brother, bereft Of all that could burden his mind! How easy the soul that has left This wearisome body behind! This earth is affected no more With sickness, or shaken with pain; The war in the members is o'er, And never shall vex him again. 2 No anger, henceforward, or shame, Shall redden this innocent clay: Extinct is the animal flame, And passion is vanish'd away. This languishing head is at rest; Its thinking and aching are o'er; This quiet, immovable breast Is heaved by affliction no more. 3 The lids he so seldom could close, By sorrow forbidden to sleep, Now seal'd in their mortal repose, Have strangely forgotten to weep; The fountains can yield no supplies; These hollows from water are free; The tears are all wiped from these eyes, And evil they never shall see. 1088 10th P. M. 8 lines 88. Happy death of a sister in the Lord. JOSANNA to Jesus on high! Another has 'scaped to the sky, And clasp'd in the arms of his love. 2 How happy the angels that fall Who next from the dungeon shall fly! 3 O Jesus, if this be thy will, That suddenly I should depart, Thy counsel of mercy reveal, And whisper thy call in my heart; O give me a signal to know If soon thou wouldst have me remove, And leave the dull body below, And fly to the regions above. 1089 10th P. M. 8 lines Es. Triumphant death of a brother. WEEP not for a brother deceased; Our loss is his infinite gain; A soul out of prison released, 2 Our brother the haven hath gain'd, 3 There all the ship's company meet, The mortal affliction is past : 1090 9th P. M. 87, 87, 87, 87. The dying Christian. JAPPY soul, thy days are ending, HAll thy mourning days below; Lo! the Saviour stands above; 2 Struggle through thy latest passion, To his everlasting rest. Die, to live a life of glory; Suffer, with thy Lord to reign. 1091 The grave shall restore its trust. UNVEIL thy bosom, faithful tomb; L. M. Take this new treasure to thy trust; 2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear 1092 7th P. M. 8 lines Ts. Absent from the body-present with the Lord. Of the pris'ner is released, |