Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#559

559. Why should we weep for those who die

1 Why should we weep for those who die,
Those blesséd ones who weep no more?
Jesus hath call'd them to the sky,
And gladly have they gone before.

2 A few short days they linger'd here,
Th'appointed span of trial knew;
Dropp'd--early dropp'd the parting tear,
And early now have parted too.

3 Up, up, in swift ascent, they rise
Star after star of living light!
Why should we mourn that midnight skies
Become with added glories bright?

4 Far in the distant heavens they shine,
But still with borrow'd lustre glow;
Saviour, the beams are only Thine,
Of saints above, or saints below.

5 For them no bitter tear we shed--
Their night of pain and grief is o'er--
But weep our lonely path to tread,
And see the forms we loved, no more.

Text Information

• First Line: Why should we weep for those who die
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: Burial; Death
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Author from index: Mrs. Gilbert

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