The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12627

12627. What Is It For A Saint To Die?

1 What is it for a saint to die,
That we the thought should fear?
’Tis but to pass the heav’nly sky,
And leave pollution here.

2 True, Jordan’s stream is wondrous deep,
And Canaan’s walls are high;
But He, that guards us while we sleep,
Can guide us when we die.

3 A parting world, a gaping tomb,
Corruption and disease,
Are thorny paths to Heav’n our home,
And doors to endless bliss!

4 Eternal glory just before,
And Jesus waiting there,
A heav’nly gale to waft us o’er—
What have the saints to fear?

Text Information

• First Line: What is it for a saint to die
• Title: What Is It For A Saint To Die?
• Author: Joseph Swain
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Walworth Hymns (London: J. Matthews, 1792)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: SAWLEY by James Walch, SERENITY by Uzziah C. Burnap and William V. Wallace, SOHO by Joseph Barnby

Tune Information

• Name: SONG 67
• Composer: Orlando Gibbons (1623)
• Arranger: Henry T. Smart
• Meter: CM
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain