Not for the pious dead we weep

Not for the pious dead we weep

Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Published in 36 hymnals

Representative Text

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.


Source: Hymnal: according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America #261

Author: Mrs. Barbauld

Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, née Aikin, daughter of the Rev. John Ailrin, D.D., a dissenting minister, was b. at Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, June 20, 1743. In 1753 Dr. Aikin became classical tutor at a dissenting academy at Warrington. During her residence there she contributed five hymns to Dr. W. Enfield's Hymns for Public Worship, &c, Warrington, 1772. In the following year these were included in her Poems, Lond., J. Johnson, 1773. In May, 1774, Miss Aikin was married to the Rev. Rochemont Barbauld, a descendant of a French Protestant family, and a dissenting minister. For some years Mr. Barbauld conducted, in addition to his pastoral work, a boarding school at Palgrave, Suffolk. From this he retired in 1785. In 1786 he undertook t… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Not for the pious dead we weep
Author: Mrs. Barbauld
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

[Not for the pious dead we weep]


PRAYER (Butcher)

William U. Butcher (U.S.A., nineteenth century) composed PRAYER in 1860. Except for the fact that he had some association with the Oliver Ditson Music Company, no information is available about Butcher. This simple but serviceable tune has an elementary harmonization that invites singing in harmony.…

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PEACE (Sieboth)


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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #359

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #573

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #512

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #603

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #800

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A Collection of Hymns, for the use of the United Brethren in Christ #964

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #800

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A Collection of Hymns #225

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A Collection of Hymns #469

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Hymns for Church and Home #216

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A Church Hymn Book #214

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Hymns for the Worship of God #146

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Plymouth Collection #a800

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #568

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The Christian Hymn Book #1059

The Book of Praise #d512

Text

Hymnal #261

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Hymns for Christian Devotion #568

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The Hymnal #261a

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The Hymnal #261b

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Hymnal #261

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Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship #1074

Hymns for the Use of the Brethren in Christ #d319

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Golden Leaves #37

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Songs of the Sun Bright Clime #37

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Hymnal and Canticles of the Protestant Episcopal Church with Music (Gilbert & Goodrich) #261

Heavenly Voices #d34

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #220

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The Standard Church Hymnal #507

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The Church Hymnal with Canticles #261

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book #277

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Hymnal Companion to the Prayer Book with Accompanying Tunes (Second Edition) #277

Book of Common Praise #d370

The Book of Common Praise #d383

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