The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2689

2689. Hear What the Voice from Heav'n Proclaims

1. Hear what the voice from Heav’n proclaims,
For all the pious dead;
Sweet is the savor of their names,
And soft their sleeping bed.

2. They died in Jesus, and are blest;
How kind their slumbers are!
From sufferings and from sins released,
And freed from every snare.

3. Far from this world of toil and strife,
They’re present with the Lord;
The labors of their mortal life
End in a large reward.

Text Information

• First Line: Hear what the voice from Heav'n proclaims
• Title: Hear What the Voice from Heav'n Proclaims
• Author: Isaac Watts (1707)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book I, 1707, number 18
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WIGTOWN
• Composer: Anonymous (1635)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 33343 21213 32345
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain