The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16508

16508. Where Are The Dead?

1 Where are the dead? In Heav­en or hell,
Their dis­em­bo­died spir­its dwell;
Their bur­ied forms in bonds of clay,
Reserved un­til the judg­ment day.

2 Who were the dead? The sons of time
In ev­ery age, and state, and clime;
Renowned, dis­hon­ored, or for­got,
The place that knew them, knows them not.

3 Where are the liv­ing? On the ground,
Where prayer is heard, and mer­cy found;
Where, in the per­iod of a span,
The mor­tal makes th’im­mor­tal man.

4 Who are the liv­ing? They whose breath
Draws ev­ery moment nigh to death;
Of bliss or woe the eter­nal heirs;
O what an aw­ful choice is theirs!

5 Then time­ly warned, may we be­gin
To fol­low Christ, and flee from sin;
Daily grow up in Him our Head,
Lord of the liv­ing and the dead.

Text Information

• First Line: Where are the dead? In Heav­en or hell
• Title: Where Are The Dead?
• Author: James Montgomery
• Language: English
• Source: Original Hymns (London: Brown, Green & Longmans 1853)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: BAPTISM by Peter C. Lutkin, BERKSHIRE by Samuel S. Wesley

Tune Information

• Name: BELOIT
• Composer: Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, 1798-1859
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain