The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16254

16254. Death! 'Tis An Awful Word

1 Death! ’tis an aw­ful word,
And fills the mind with fear;
But joy­ful is a dy­ing bed,
If Thou, oh God, art near.

2 Let but my nu­mer­ous sins
Behind Thy back be cast.
The poi­son­ous sting of death is gone,
The bit­ter­ness is past.

3 To un­be­liev­ing man,
Wrath quick­ly fol­lows death;
The dread­ed por­tion he re­ceives,
When he re­signs his breath.

4 To mor­tals all around,
He looks for help in vain;
Nor means, nor mi­nis­ters, nor friends
Can mi­ti­gate his pain.

5 But let suf­fi­cient grace
In my last hours be giv’n,
Twill spread a lus­ter ov­er death,
And be the dawn of Heav’n.

Text Information

• First Line: Death! ’tis an aw­ful word
• Title: Death! 'Tis An Awful Word
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: HEAVENLY HOME by Anonymous, MORNINGTON by Garret C. Wellesley, OLMUTZ by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: LAKE ENON
• Composer: Isaac Baker Woodbury (1856)
• Meter: SM
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain