The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7037

7037. Unveil Thy Bosom, Faithful Tomb

1. Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb,
Take this new treasure to thy trust,
And give these sacred relics room
To seek a slumber in the dust;
And give these sacred relics room
To seek a slumber in the dust.

2. Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear
Invades thy bounds, no mortal woes,
Can reach the lovely sleeper here,
And angels watch her soft repose;
Can reach the lovely sleeper here,
And angels watch her soft repose.

3. So Jesus slept; God’s dying Son
Passed through the grave, and blessed the bed:
Rest here, fair saint, till from His throne
The morning break and pierce the shade;
Rest here, fair saint, till from His throne
The morning break and pierce the shade.

4. Break from His throne, illustrious morn!
Attend, O earth! His sovereign Word:
Restore thy trust: a glorious form
She must ascend to meet her Lord;
Restore thy trust: a glorious form
She must ascend to meet her Lord!

Text Information

• First Line: Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb
• Title: Unveil Thy Bosom, Faithful Tomb
• Author: Isaac Watts (1734)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Miscellaneous Thoughts in Prose and Verse, 1734, titled "A Funeral Ode at the Interment of the Body, Supposed to Be Sung by Mourners"
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: DIRGE
• Composer: George F. Handel (arr.)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Incipit: 33343 32343 24456
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Arranged in The Methodist Hymnal (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1905), number 586
• Copyright: Public Domain