The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16273

16273. Death Is No Dreadful Sound

1 Death is no dread­ful sound,
To souls who love their God;
With joy they leave this thor­ny ground,
And seek a new abode.

2 Behold the dawn­ing day,
The saint ex­tends his wings;
With ra­pid flight he soars away,
And as he goes, he sings.

3 “Farewell, ye kin­dred worms,
That feed on dust be­low;
I yon­der see ce­les­ti­al forms,
And haste to join them too.

4 "Farewell, de­ceit­ful earth,
No long­er boast thy charms;
In Christ I view su­per­ior worth,
And rush in­to His arms."

5 Let sin­ners, void of grace,
Fear their ap­proach­ing end;
Jesus gives death an an­gel’s face,
And makes the foe a friend.

Text Information

• First Line: Death is no dread­ful sound
• Title: Death Is No Dreadful Sound
• Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton and Briggs,1818)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: HEAVENLY HOME from Vestry Harominies, KING EDWARD by Edwin A. Sydenham, KRASNODAR by James McGranahan

Tune Information

• Name: GREENWOOD
• Composer: Joseph Emerson Sweetser (1849)
• Meter: SM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain