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Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #725 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Death dreadful or delightful Lyrics: 1 Death! 'tis a melancholy day
To those who have no God,
When the poor soul is forc'd away,
To seek her last abode.
2 In vain to heaven she lifts her eyes;
But guilt, a heavy chain,
Still drags her downward from the skies
To darkness, fire, and pain.
3 Awake and mourn, ye heirs of hell,
Let stubborn sinners fear;
You must be driv'n from earth, and dwell
A long for ever there.
4 See how the pit gapes wide for you,
And flashes in your face!
And thou, my soul, look downward too,
And sing recovering grace.
5 He is a God of sovereign love,
That promis'd heaven to me,
And taught my thoughts to soar above,
Where happy spirits be.
6 Prepare me, Lord, for thy right hand,
Then come the joyful day,
Come, death, and some celestial band,
To bear my soul away.
Death! 'tis a melancholy day