The Worshipbook ‎#397

397. God of the Living, in Whose Eyes

1 God of the living, in whose eyes
Unveiled your whole creation lies,
All souls are yours; we must not say
That those are dead who pass away,
From this our world of flesh set free;
We know they live eternally.

2 Released from earthly toil and strife,
With you is hidden still their life;
Yours are their thoughts, their works, their powers,
All yours, and yet most truly ours,
For well we know, where'er they be,
Our dead now live eternally.

3 Your word is true, your will is just;
To you we leave them, Lord, in trust;
And bless you for the love which gave
Your Son to fill a human grave,
That none might fear that world to see
Where all do live eternally.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God of the living, in whose eyes
• Title: God of the Living, in Whose Eyes
• Author: John Ellerton (1859, 1862, alt. 1972)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Publication Date: 1972
• Scripture:
  1 Thessalonians 4:13-15
• Topic: Acts of the Church: Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Civil Year: Memorial Day

Tune Information

• Name: GOTTLOB, ES GEHT
• Composer or Arranger: J. S. Bach (1769)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Music from The Harvard University Hymn Book; copyright 1926 by Harvard University Press, renewed 1954 by Archibald T. Davison; used by permission.
• Notes: Now Public Domain. As in The Harvard University Hymn Book, 1926