Hymnal ‎#261

261. Not for the dead in Christ we weep

1 Not for the dead in Christ we weep;
Their sorrows now are o'er'
The sea is clam, the tempest past,
On that eternal shore.

2 Their peace is seal'd, their rest is sure,
Within that better home;
A while we weep and linger here,
Then follow to the tomb.

3 And though no vision'd dream of bliss
Nor trance of rapture show
Where, on the bosom of their God,
They rest from human woe;

4 Jesus! our shadowy path illume,
And teach the chasten'd mind
To welcome all that's left of good,
To all that's lost resign'd.

Text Information

• First Line: Not for the dead in Christ we weep
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1871
• Topic: Offices of the Church: Burial of the Dead

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