The Psalms of David ‎#II.XLIX

II.XLIX. Death cannot make our Souls afraid

1 Death cannot make our Souls afraid,
If God be with us there;
We may walk through its darkest Shade,
And never yield to fear.

2 I could renounce my All below,
If my Creator bid,
And run, if I was call'd to go,
And die as Moses did.

3 Might I but climb to Pisgah's Top,
And view the promis'd Land,
My Flesh itself should long to drop,
And pray for the Command.

4 Clasp'd in my heav'nly Father's Arms,
I would forget my Breath,
And lose my Life among the Charms
Of so divine a Death.

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• First Line: Death cannot make our Souls afraid
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1766
• Topic: God's Presence in Death; Moses dying

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