Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#478

478. Beneath our feet and o'er our head

1 Beneath our feet and o'er our head
Is equal warning given;
Beneath us lie the countless dead,
And far above in heaven.

2 Death rides on ev'ry passing breeze,
And lurks in ev'ry flower;
Each season has its own disease,
Its peril ev'ry hour.

3 Turn, sinner, turn: thy danger know:
Where'er thy foot can tread,
The earth rings hollow from below,
And warns thee of her dead.

4 Turn, Christian, turn: thy soul apply
To truths which hourly tell
That they who underneath thee lie
Shall live in heaven--or hell.

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath our feet and o'er our head
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Christians: their life and experience; Death: anticipation of; Wicked: danger of the
• Notes: Author from index: Heber

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