The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8039

8039. And Am I Born To Die?

1 And am I born to die?
To lay this body down?
And must my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown?

2 A land of deepest shade,
Unpierced by human thought,
The dreary regions of the dead,
Where all things are forgot?

3 Soon as from earth I go,
What will become of me?
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my portion be:

4 Waked by the trumpet’s sound,
I from my grave shall rise,
And see the Judge, with glory crowned,
And see the flaming skies!

5 How shall I leave my tomb?
With triumph or regret?
A fearful or a joyful doom,
A curse or blessing meet?

6 Will angel bands convey
Their brother to the bar?
Or devils drag my soul away,
To meet its sentence there?

7 Who can resolve the doubt
That tears my anxious breast?
Shall I be with the damned cast out,
Or numbered with the blest?

8 I must from God be driven,
Or with my Savior dwell;
Must come at His command to Heaven,
Or else—depart to hell!

Text Information

• First Line: And am I born to die?
• Title: And Am I Born To Die?
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: SM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Children, 1763
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABER
• Composer: William Henry Monk
• Meter: SM
• Key: C Major