A Selection of Psalms with occasional hymns (Charleston hymnal) ‎#H.XLIII

H.XLIII. Behold the path which mortals tread

1 Behold the path which mortals tread
Down to the regions of the dead!
Nor will the fleeting moments stay,
Nor can we measure back our way.

2 From vital air, from cheerful light,
To the cold grave's perpetual night;
From scenes of duty, means of grace,
I must to God's tribunal pass.

3 Awake, my soul! thy way prepare,
And lose in this each mortal care;
With steady feet that path be trod,
Which through the grave conducts to God.

4 Then shall I smile secure from fear,
Though death arrest the circling year;
And joy to meet the blissful shore,
From whence I shall return no more.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold the path which mortals tread
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Topic: Funeral
• Notes: Public Domain.

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