3 A holy quiet reigns around, A calm which life nor death destroys; And naught disturbs that peace profound, Which his unfettered soul enjoys. 4 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears, Where lights and shades alternate dwell; How bright the unchanging morn appears! Farewell, inconstant world, farewell! 5 Life's duty done, as sinks the clay, Light from its load the spirit flies, While heaven and earth combine to say, "How blest the righteous when he dies!' C. M. 640. WATTS. "Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord." 1 HEAR what the voice from heaven proclaims 2 They sleep in Jesus, and are blessed; 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, 454 L. P. M. 641. WATTS. Life, Death, and Resurrection. 1 ETERNAL God! how frail is man! 2 But let no murmuring heart complain, 3 Jesus hath made thy purpose known, And we the glorious tidings hear: For ever blessed be the Lord, L. M. 642. MRS. MACKAY. Sleeping in Jesus. 1 ASLEEP in Jesus! blessed sleep! 2 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, 3 Asleep in Jesus! time nor space 4 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee L.M. 643. NORTON. Blessedness of the Pious Dead. 1 O STAY thy tears; for they are blest, 2 How blest are they whose transient years 3 O cheerless were our lengthened way; 4 O stay thy tears; the blest above 456 C. M. 644. WATTS. Man frail, and God eternal. Ps. 90. 1 BEFORE the hills in order stood, 2 A thousand ages, in thy sight, Short as the watch that ends the night, 3 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, 4 Like flowery fields the nations stand, Our God, our help in ages past, Be thou our guard while troubles last, C. M. 645. WATTS. Our Bodies frail, and God our Preserver. LET others boast how strong they be, But we 'll confess, O Lord, to thee, 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, 3 Our life contains a thousand springs, Strange! that a harp of thousand strings 4 But 't is our God supports our frame, 5 While we have breath, or use our tongues, His spirit moves our heaving lungs, 11s. M. 646. EPISCOPAL COL. 1 I would not live alway. I WOULD not live alway: I ask not to stay Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way: I would not live alway: no, welcome the tomb; Since Jesus hath lain there, I dread not its gloom. 2 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; 3 Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet, Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet; While the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, And the smile of the Lord is the life of the soul. |