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Text:Death of the Righteous
Author:Mrs. Anna L. Barbauld
Tune:ZEPHYR
Composer:W. B. Bradbury

577. Death of the Righteous

1 How blest the righteous when he dies,--
When sinks a weary soul to rest!
How mildly beam the closing eyes!
How gently heaves the expiring breast!

2 So fades a summer-cloud away;
So sinks the gale when storms are o'er
So gently shuts the eye of day;
So dies a wave along the shore.

3 A holy quiet reigns around,--
A calm which life nor death destroys;
And naught disturbs that peace profound,
Which his unfettered soul enjoys.

4 Life's labor done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load the spirit flies;
While heaven and earth combine to say,---
"How blest the righteous when he dies!"

Text Information
First Line: How blest the righteous when he dies
Title: Death of the Righteous
Author: Mrs. Anna L. Barbauld
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture: ;
Topic: Death
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: ZEPHYR
Composer: W. B. Bradbury
Meter: L. M.
Key: C Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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