A Selection of Hymns ‎#DLII

DLII. Victory over Death thro' Christ

1 When death appears before my sight
In all his dire array,
Unequal to the dreadful fight,
My courage dies away.

2 But see, my glorious leader nigh!
My Lord, my Savior lives;
Before him death's pale terrors fly,
And my faint heart revives.

3 He left his dazzling throne above,
He met the tyrant's dart,
And (O! amazing power of love;)
Receiv'd it in his heart.

4 No more, O grim destroyer, boast,
Thy universal sway'
To heaven-born souls thy sting is lost,
Thy night, the gates of day.

5 Lord, I commit my soul to thee,
Accept the sacred trust,
Receive this nobler part of me,
And watch my sleeping dust:

6 'Till that illustrious morning come,
When all thy saints shall rise,
And cloth'd in full immortal bloom,
Attend thee to the skies.

7 When thy triumphant armies sing
The honors of thy name,
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With glory to the lamb;

8 O let me join the raptur'd lays,
And with the blissful throng,
Resound salvation, power, and praise,
In everlasting song.

Text Information

• First Line: When death appears before my sight
• Title: Victory over Death thro' Christ
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 15:57
• Topic: Death; Death: Victory over it through Christ; Victory over Death

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