The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#419

419. It is not death to die

1 It is not death to die;
To leave this weary road,
And 'midst the brotherhood on high
To be at home with God.

2 It is not death to close
The eye long dimmed by tears,
And wake, in glorious repose
To spend eternal years.

3 It is not death to bear
The wrench that sets us free
From dungeon chain, to breathe the air
Of boundless liberty.

4 It is not death to fling
Aside this sinful dust,
And rise, on strong, exulting wing,
To live among the just.

5 Jesus, Thou Prince of life!
Thy chosen cannot die;
Like Thee, they conquer in the strife,
To reign with Thee on high.

Text Information

• First Line: It is not death to die
• Title: It is not death to die
• Author: Henri A.C. Malan (1841)
• Translator: G. W. Bethune (1847)
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Burial of the Dead
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: MOCCAS

Tune Information

• Name: [It is not death to die]
• Composer: A. R. Reinagle
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain.