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Text:He "fell asleep" in Christ his Lord

736. He "fell asleep" in Christ his Lord

1 He "fell asleep" in Christ his Lord;
He gave to Him to keep
The soul His great love had redeemed,
Then calmly went to sleep:
And, as a tired bird folds its wing,
Sure of the morning light,
He laid him down, in trusting faith,
And did not dread the night.

2 He "fell asleep" in Jesus' love:
So, on its mother's breast,
The little child is comforted
When there it goes to rest;
His was a childlike confidence,
And as He closed his eyes,
The whisper was within his soul,
"Today in Paradise."

3 Now is the spirit with the Lord:
And soon the mouldering frame
Shall put on immortality,
And rise in Jesus' name,
A tenement of radiant light,
A shire for the blest soul
To worship in, rejoice and serve,
While the great ages roll.

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First Line: He "fell asleep" in Christ his Lord
Publication Date: 1887
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