Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #CCCLIX (1799) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Saints Death of First Line: When death appears before my sight Lyrics: 1 When death appears before my sight
In all his dire array,
Unequal to the dreadful sight,
My courage dies away.
2 But see my glorious Leader nigh!
My Lord, my Saviour 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 pow'r of love!)
Receiv'd it in his heart.
4 No more, O grim destroyer, boast
Thy universal sway;
To heav'n-born souls thy sting is lost,
Thy night is turn'd to 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. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57 Languages: English
Victory over death thro' Christ