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CLXXXIII. Rejoice for a brother deceas'd

1 Rejoice for a brother deceas'd;
Our loss is his infinite gain;
A soul out of prison releas'd,
And freed from its bodily chain;
With songs let us follow his flight,
And mount with his spirit above,
Escap'd to the mansions of light,
And lodg'd in the Eden of love.

2 Our brother the haven hath gain'd,
Out-flying the tempest and wind;
His rest he hath sooner obtain'd,
And left his companions behind,
Still toss'd on a sea of distress,
Hard toiling to make the blest shore,
Where all is assurance and peace,
And sorrow and sin are no more.

3 There all the ship's company meet,
Who sail'd with the Saviour beneath,
With shouting each other they greet,
And triumph o'er sorrow and death;
The voyage of life's at an end,
The mortal affliction is past,
The age, that in heaven they spend,
For ever and ever shall last.

Text Information

• First Line: Rejoice for a brother deceas'd
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: Funeral
• Notes: Tune: SHEPHERD OF ISRAEL

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