A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#488

488. When death appears before my sight

1 When death appears before my sight,
In all his dire array;
Unequal to the dreadful fight,
My courage dies away.

2 How shall I meet this potent foe,
Whose frown my soul alarms?
Dark horror sits upon his brow,
And vict'ry waits his arms.

3 But see my glorious Leader nigh!
Jesus, my Saviour lives:
Before him death's pale terrors fly,
And my faint heart revives.

4 O may I meet the final hour
With fortitude divine!
Sustain'd by God's almighty pow'r,
The conquest must be mine.

5 Lord! I commit my soul to thee:
Accept the sacred trust;
Receive this nobler part of me,
And watch my sleeping dust.

6 O let me join angelick lays,
And, with the blissful throng,
Resound salvation, pow'r, and praise,
In everlasting song!

Text Information

• First Line: When death appears before my sight
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Death

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