The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#101

101. How blest the righteous when he dies!

1 How blest the righteous when he dies!
When sinks a weary soul to rest!
How mildly beam the closing eyes!
How gently heaves th' 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 Farewell, conflicting hopes and fears,
Where lights and shades alternate dwell;
How bright the unchanging morn appears!
Farewell, inconstant world, farewell!

5 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!
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Arranger: L. Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major