The Voice of Praise ‎#871

871. Beneath our feet and o'er our head

1 Beneath our feet and o'er our head
Is equal warning given;
Beneath us lie the countless dead,
Above us is the heaven.

2 Death rides on every passing breeze,
And lurks in every flower;
Each season has its own disease,
Its peril every hour.

3 Turn, mortal, turn! thy danger know;
Where'er thy food can tread,
The earth rings hollow from below,
And warns thee of her dead.

4 Turn, Christian, turn! thy soul apply
To truths divinely given;
The forms which underneath thee lie
Shall live, for hell or heaven.

Text Information

• First Line: Beneath our feet and o'er our head
• Author: Heber
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Genesis 3:19
  ;
  Psalm 89:48
  ;
  Ezekiel 33:11
  ;
  Matthew 24:44
  ;
  Hebrews 9:27
• Topic: Life and Death; Warnings Everywhere

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