Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 1 ‎#106

106. At the Funeral of a Young Person

I. When blooming youth is snatch'd away
By death's resistless hand,
Our hearts the mournful tribute pay,
Which pity must demand.

II. While pity prompts the rising sigh,
O may this truth, imprest
With aweful Pow'r—I too must die—
Sink deep in ev'ry breast.

III. Let this vain world engage no more;
Behold the gaping Tomb!
It bids us seize the present hour,
Tomorrow, death may come.

IV. The voice of this alarming scene,
May ev'ry heart obey,
Nor be the heav'nly warning vain,
Which calls to watch and pray.

V. O let us fly, to Jesus fly,
Whose pow'rful arm can save;
Then shall our hopes ascend on high,
And triumph o'er the grave.

VI. Great God, thy sov'reign grace impart,
With cleansing, healing pow'r;
This only can prepare the heart,
For death's surprising hour.

Text Information

• First Line: When blooming youth is snatch'd away
• Title: At the Funeral of a Young Person
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1760

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