Text: | Comfort under the loss of ministers |
Author: | Dr. Doddridge |
1 Now let our drooping hearts rceive,
And let our tears be dry;
Why should those eyes be drown'd in grief,
Which view a Savior nigh?
2 What tho' the arm of conquering death
Does God's own house invade?
What tho' the prophet and the Priest
Be number'd with the dead?
3 Tho' earthly shepherds dwell in dust,
The aged and the young,
The watchful eye in darkness clos'd,
And mute th’ instructive tongue:
4 Th' eternal shepherd still survive
New comfort to impart
His eye still guides us, and his voice
Still animates our heart.
5 "Lo, I am with you," saith the Lord,
"My church shall safe abide;
"For I will ne'er forsake my own,
"Whose souls in me confide."
6 Thro' every scene of life and death,
This promise is our trust;
And this shall be our children's song,
When we are cold in dust.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Now let our drooping hearts rceive |
Title: | Comfort under the loss of ministers |
Author: | Dr. Doddridge |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
Topic: | Death; Funeral: Of a minister |
Notes: | Public Domain. |