The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#606

606. The Things of the Earth in the Earth Let Us Lay

1 The things of the earth in the earth let us lay;
The ashes with ashes, the dust with the clay:
But lift up the heart, and the eyes, and the love,
O lift up the soul to the regions above!

2 Since He, the Immortal, hath entered the gate,
So, too shall we mortals, or sooner or late:
Then stand we on Christ; let us mark Him ascend,
For His is the glory and life without end.

3 On earth with His own ones, the Giver of good,
Bestowing His blessing, a little while stood;
Now nothing can part us, nor distance, nor foes,
For lo! He is with us, and who can oppose?

4 So, Lord, we commit this our loved one to Thee,
Whose body is dead, but whose spirit is free:
We know that through grace, when our life here is o'er,
In bliss we shall be with the Lord evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The things of the earth in the earth let us lay
• Title: The Things of the Earth in the Earth Let Us Lay
• From the Greek, by: John Mason Neale (1864, a.)
• Meter: 11 11, 11 11.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Last Things: Death and Burial

Tune Information

• Name: PAULINA
• Composer: Gaetano Donizetti, (1797-1848).
• Arranger: Leonard Woolsey Bacon, (1830-1907).
• Meter: 11 11, 11 11.
• Key: A♭ Major