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| Text: | Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime |
| Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
| Tune: | TOULON |
| Composer: | C. Goudimel, 1505(?)-1572 |
1 Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime,
In full activity of zeal and power;
A Christian cannot die before his time;
The Lord's appointment is the servant's hour.
2 Go to the grave: at noon from labour cease;
Rest on thy sheaves, thy harvest task is done;
Come from the heat of battle, and in peace,
Soldier! go home; with thee the fight is won.
3 Go to the grave, for there thy Saviour lay
In death's embraces, ere He rose on high;
And all the ransomed, by that narrow way,
Pass to eternal life beyond the sky.
4 Go to the grave? No, take thy seat above!
Be thy pure spirit present with the Lord,
Where thou for faith and hope hast perfect love,
And open vision for the written word.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Go to the grave in all thy glorious prime |
| Author: | James Montgomery, 1771-1854 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1917 |
| Topic: | Grave, the; Christian: Triumph; The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity (2 more...) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | TOULON |
| Composer: | C. Goudimel, 1505(?)-1572 |
| Meter: | 10.10.10.10 |
| Key: | F Major or modal |
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